Red Bones cover art

Red Bones

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Unlimited access to our all-you-can-listen catalogue of 15K+ audiobooks and podcasts
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Red Bones

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Kenny Blyth
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

About this listen

When a woman's death finds Inspector Jimmy Perez out of his depth, he must dig up long-buried secrets to uncover the truth in Red Bones, the third Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves.

Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall.

After a young archaeologist uncovers a set of human remains, the island settlers are intrigued. Is it an ancient find – or a more contemporary mystery?

Then, in the middle of the night, an elderly woman is shot dead. It appears to be a tragic accident, but Jimmy Perez is called to investigate.

The sparse landscape and the emptiness of the sea have bred a fierce and secretive people. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness have lasted generations. To solve the crime – and prevent further bloodshed – Perez must ask questions that some on the island do not want to be asked . . .

Continue the atmospheric crime series with Blue Lightning.

 Crime Thrillers Espionage Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Small Town & Rural Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Crime

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Ann Cleeves: Raven Black, White Nights & Other Shetland Mysteries cover art
The Turning of Our Bones cover art
One Lost Soul cover art
Grimm Up North cover art
The Bone Clock cover art
Blood and Guts cover art
The Somerset Slayings cover art

Critic reviews

One of Britain’s best crime writers
Like a smoky Shetland peat fire, this elegantly written . . . intrigue . . . crackles with inner heat (Peter James, author of the Roy Grace novels)
All stars
Most relevant
… of another great Shetland story! Atmospheric, clever, heartfelt and full of twists and turns, Red Bones is another highly enjoyable Ann Cleeves mystery.

Another great narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A great tale until the end. Character depictions and the imagery of the the Shetland Isles was immersing. Now onto the next book!!

Suspense and tragedy

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Enjoy listening to the narrator. Story was good and interested me enough to look up Shetland

Love the narrator

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Not as intriguing as the first novel. Interesting descriptions of locations and several of the characters.

Description s of the islands were interesting.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Just as much a story about the Shetland Isles as it is about the police investigation. Good tale, well told, well read and a generally fine listen. More please.

Loved the sense of place

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews