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Raven Black

(2006)
(The first book in the Shetland series)
A novel by Ann Cleeves

Awards
Dagger Awards Best Novel

It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunters eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one manloner and simpleton Magnus Tait. But when police insist on opening the investigation a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years, Catherines neighbours nervously lock their doors, whilst a killer lives on in their midst. Raven Black is a haunting, beautifully crafted crime story, and establishes Ann Cleeves as a rising talent in psychological crime writing.

Genre: Mystery

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Used availability for Ann Cleeves's Raven Black

Hardback Editions

May 2007 : USA Hardback

Title: Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Quartet (Shetland Island Mysteries)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 0-312-35966-7 / 978-0-312-35966-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

November 2006 : UK Hardback

Title: Raven Black (Charnwood Large Print)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-84617-497-X / 978-1-84617-497-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK

February 2006 : UK Hardback

Title: Raven Black (Shetland)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-4050-5472-7 / 978-1-4050-5472-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Macmillan
Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

Paperback Editions

March 2021 : UK Paperback

Title: Raven Black (Shetland)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-5290-5018-9 / 978-1-5290-5018-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: Pan
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

July 2015 : UK Paperback

Title: Raven Black (Shetland)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-4472-7443-1 / 978-1-4472-7443-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Pan
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

February 2010 : UK Paperback

Title: Raven Black (Shetland)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 0-330-51294-3 / 978-0-330-51294-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Pan
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

June 2008 : USA Paperback

Title: Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Mysteries (Shetland Island Mysteries, 1)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 0-312-35967-5 / 978-0-312-35967-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

August 2006 : UK Paperback

Title: Raven Black (Shetland)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 0-330-44114-0 / 978-0-330-44114-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Pan
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

Audio Editions

August 2018 : USA Audio edition

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd
Availability: Amazon

August 2018 : Australia Audio edition

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd
Availability: Amazon AU

August 2018 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd
Availability: Amazon CA

August 2018 : UK Audio edition

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd
Availability: Amazon UK

July 2018 : UK Audio CD

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-4450-7532-6 / 978-1-4450-7532-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK

July 2018 : UK Audio CD

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-4450-7533-4 / 978-1-4450-7533-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK

December 2015 : USA Audio CD

Title: Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Mysteries
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-4272-7731-1 / 978-1-4272-7731-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

November 2014 : USA Audio edition

Title: Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Quartet
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Availability: Amazon

June 2006 : UK Audio Cassette

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-84559-318-9 / 978-1-84559-318-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Soundings Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA

June 2006 : UK Audio CD

Title: Raven Black
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
ISBN: 1-84559-456-8 / 978-1-84559-456-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Soundings Ltd
Availability: Amazon UK

Kindle Editions

September 2009 : Canada, UK Kindle edition

Title: Raven Black (Shetland Book 1)
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Pan
Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA

June 2008 : USA Kindle edition

Title: Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Mysteries
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Availability: Amazon

January 2006 : Australia Kindle edition

Title: Raven Black: The Shetland Series 1
Author(s): Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Macmillan
Availability: Amazon AU