Raven Black (Shetland Island Quartet #1) Book

4 stars for a very well done mystery/thriller set in Shetland, Scotland. Shetland is several hundred miles north of mainland Scotland. It is very remote with its only access by plane or ship. When there are storms, the islands are cut off for days at a time.
A young girl, Catherine Ross, is found murdered near the cottage of Magnus Tait, a loner and a man of limited mental capacity. He was a suspect in the disappearance of another young girl, Catriona Bruce, several years before. But Catriona's body was never found. Rumors and gossip soon have Magnus pictured as the murderer again. Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez is in charge of the case, along with DI Roy Taylor, head of a special team from Inverness, Scotland. Although they arrest Magnus based on circumstantial evidence, they realize that he may not be the killer when they find clues pointing to another unknown killer.
There were many twists and turns in the plot, and I was not sure of the killer until the end. I read this fast moving library book in 3 days.
Two quotes: Weather--"In Shetland, when there was no wind, it was shocking. People strained their ears and wondered what was missing."
Cruise ships--"Sometimes huge cruise ships slid into the harbour and sat there, towering over the buildings. For an hour their passengers would take over the town. It was an invasion."
Some of the descriptions of the scenery makes me want to visit Shetland, but it would have to be on a cruise ship.
This is book 1 in the series. It was adapted for tv and I watched several episodes on PBS. I highly recommend both the book and the series.