Too good to be true

Too good to be true by Ann Cleeves slots in between Thin Air and Cold Earth so in lists is 6.2 in the Shetland series, although it is not set in Shetland. Jimmy Perez's former wife has asked him to help solve a crime that local police have decided was a suicide. Local gossips decide that Sarah's husband had an affair with the school teacher whose body was recently discovered. Perez agrees to look at the case but warns that he has only two days before he must return to Shetland. Jimmy Perez soon discovers another community with secrets to hide.

This novella is only 94 pages and is published as part of the Quick Read series designed to introduce well known authors to adults who want a quick read or may not have read for pleasure for a while. The story is therefore slight compared to Ann Cleeves normal novels but I can see the value in the Quick Read series in introducing books to readers.