{"product_id":"book-hq10","title":"Ann Cleeves: Raven Black, White Nights \u0026 other Shetland mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping full-cast BBC dramatisations and riveting readings of four 'Shetland' tales, plus a bonus short story and interview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Cleeves is well known for her 'Vera', 'Shetland', and 'Two Rivers' crime series, all of which have been adapted into hit TV shows. She was presented with the CWA Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 2017, and was appointed an OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours List for services to reading and libraries. This collection includes full-cast dramatisations of the first two 'Shetland' novels featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, as well as three short stories and a discussion with the bestselling author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaven Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Midwinter in Shetland, and a young woman is found strangled in a snow-covered field. Suspicion falls on elderly loner Magnus Tait - but Detective Jimmy Perez has a hunch the solution is not that simple. Starring \u003cb\u003eGrant O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Nights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - It is midsummer on the island, a time of white nights where the sun never quite leaves the sky. When a distressed stranger disrupts an art exhibition claiming amnesia, and is later found hanged, it seems a clear case of suicide. But Jimmy Perez has other ideas... Starring \u003cb\u003eSteven Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Soothmoothers'\u003c\/b\u003e - The tensions between three travellers on a business trip to Shetland spark a local woman's interest. By dawn the next day, DI Jimmy Perez is on the scene, investigating a violent crime. Read by \u003cb\u003eMarnie Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Secrets of Soil'\u003c\/b\u003e - Written in collaboration with forensic soil scientist Lorna Dawson, this specially-commissioned short story sees Shetland detective Willow Reeves returning to her childhood home on the Scottish island of North Uist to confront a dark secret from her past. Read by \u003cb\u003eLesley Hart\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Queen of Mystery' \u003c\/b\u003e- Attending the Malice Domestic crime convention in Bethesda, Maryland, award-winning mystery writer Stella Monkhouse fears her star is starting to wane... Read by \u003cb\u003eJoanna Tope\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhil Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ann Cleeves talks to the Radio 5 Live presenter about the inspiration for her work, and why she's keen to encourage a national passion for reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Ann Cleeves 2006 (\u003ci\u003eRaven Black\u003c\/i\u003e), 2008 (\u003ci\u003eWhite Nights\u003c\/i\u003e), 2010 ('The Soothmoothers'), 2013 ('Secrets of Soil'), 2016 ('The Queen of Mystery')\u003cbr\u003eAll rights reserved\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaven Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Perez - Grant O'Rourke\u003cbr\u003eMagnus - John Shedden\u003cbr\u003eFran - Rosalind Sydney\u003cbr\u003eSally - Clare Yuille\u003cbr\u003eRobert - John Kielty\u003cbr\u003eDuncan - Kenny Blyth\u003cbr\u003eDI Taylor - Robin Laing\u003cbr\u003eEuan - Greg Powrie\u003cbr\u003eAnnie Perez - Sandra Voe\u003cbr\u003eCatherine - Melody Grove\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Iain Finlay MacLeod\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Kirsteen Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Nights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDI Jimmy Perez - Steven Robertson\u003cbr\u003eKenny - Finlay Welsh\u003cbr\u003eEdith - Anne Lacey\u003cbr\u003eBella - Eileen McCallum\u003cbr\u003eFran - Tracy Wiles\u003cbr\u003eDI Taylor - Robin Laing\u003cbr\u003ePeter - Steven McNicoll\u003cbr\u003eRoddy - Finn den Hertog\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Iain Finlay MacLeod\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Kirsteen Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Soothmoothers'\u003cbr\u003eRead by Marnie Baxter\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Kirsteen Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Secrets of Soil'\u003cbr\u003eRead by Lesley Hart\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Allegra McIlroy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Queen of Mystery'\u003cbr\u003eRead by Joanna Tope\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Kirsteen Cameron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhil Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Phil Williams and Ann Cleeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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