Blue Lightning

Inspector Jimmy Perez takes a rare break from the mainland and returns to his childhood home on Fair Isle, a remote and windswept island in the Shetland archipelago, intending to introduce his fiancée, Fran Hunter, to his parents. Fair Isle, a haven for birdwatchers and a sanctuary of peace, seems an unlikely setting for tragedy. However, the island's tranquility is shattered when the body of Anna Eklund, a celebrated and charismatic ornithologist with a complicated personal life, is discovered. Known for her numerous affairs within the close-knit birdwatching community, Anna's murder immediately casts a pall of suspicion over the island's residents and visitors alike. As Perez delves into the investigation, he finds himself in an uncomfortable position, realizing that the suspects are not strangers but individuals intimately connected to his past and present. Amidst the unforgiving beauty of the Shetland landscape and the claustrophobic atmosphere of the island, Perez must unravel a complex web of jealousy, betrayal, and long-held secrets to expose a killer hiding in plain sight, in a case that will test his professional impartiality and personal resilience.