My work is less violent because we tend to write what we want to read... and I'm not that interested in gruesome books. Any violence, to fit in well with a crime novel, has to have compassion. Ann Cleeves bookcompassioncrime Change image and share on social
You must never call it the Shetlands. Islanders are proud and can be prickly about the name: it's either Shetland or the Shetland Islands. Ann Cleeves callislandislander Change image and share on social
I lived in Shetland for a short while in the seventies and have been visiting ever since, so I have lots of useful contacts! Ann Cleeves contactlivelot Change image and share on social
