Wild Fire: Detective Jimmy Perez Confronts His Most Disturbing Case Yet from the Sunday Times Bestseller
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Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall.
A new English family have moved to Shetland, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny’s body is found hanging in the barn of their home, rumours of her affair with the husband begin to spread like wild fire.
With suspicion raining down on the family, DI Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate. For him it will mean returning to the islands of his on–off lover and boss Willow Reeves, who will run the case.
Perez is already facing the most disturbing investigation of his career when Willow drops a bomb-shell that will change his life forever. Is he ready for what is to come?
Wild Fire is the final mystery in the bestselling Shetland series. Jimmy Perez returns in The Killing Stones.
‘Excellent’ – The Guardian
‘Even by her standards this is an outstanding thriller’ – Sunday Express
‘Cleeves is quietly carving out a reputation as the new Queen of Crime’ – Sunday Mirror
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About the author
Ann Cleeves is the author of forty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021, her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. In 2022, she was awarded an OBE for her services to reading and libraries. She lives in Northumberland.
