ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series--Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge--all of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox.
The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the United Kingdom.
"Demonstrating singular adeptness with mood and pacing, narrator
Julia Franklin shines in this character-rich mystery set in
northern England. ...While Franklin's careful portrayals of persons
of interest are clear and emotionally detailed, it's her portrayal
of Vera that steals the show. Though much is made of Vera's
appearance--she's squat and disheveled--she is not to be
underestimated. Franklin's performance is direct and punchy,
matching the speed and shrewdness of Vera's first-rate mind."
-AudioFile Praise for the Vera Stanhope series: "I do love Vera!"
-- Val McDermid, bestselling author "Nothing short of riveting." --
Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author "Creates a dark
enough mood to keep you straining to see what will come to light
next." --People Magazine
"Cleeves offers up evocative settings and flawed characters with
depth, making her mysteries wonderfully addictive. Her latest is no
exception." --Library Journal "A nice mixture, in the British
tradition, of social comedy and detective work. More Vera, please."
--Booklist "It's a dark, interesting novel with considerable
emotional force behind it." --The Spectator
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