The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves
5 Stars
Audiobook
Narrator: Kenny Blyth
Listening Time: 10 Hours, 56 Minutes, 40 Seconds
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Release Date: September 30, 2025
Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, British, Police Procedural
It has been four years since the last Shetland book, Wild Fire. Jimmy Perez and his former supervisor, Willow Reeves are relocated to the Orkney Islands and started a family. They have four-year-old James and a baby on the way. It is winter and the islands are full of holiday festivities. The family is planning to spend a quiet holiday but all that changes when Jimmy gets a phone call that Archie Stout, a cousin and his oldest friend, is missing. Jimmy joins the search and unfortunately is the one to find Archie. He was found dead with a legendary Viking stone next to him. With a heavy storm keeping the investigative team stuck in Glasgow, it is up to Jimmy and Willow to find Archie’s killer.
The book has a fast pace, the characters are well developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. Although this is a listed as a new series, it is a continuation of the Shetland main characters Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves. I had to re-read the last Shetland book for continuity. The narration was well done and gave life to the characters.
