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The Number One Sunday Times Bestselling Series Featuring Detective Matthew Venn, From Author And Creator Of The Vera And Shetland Series, Ann Cleeves.
‘Matthew Venn Is A Keeper . . . Stunning’ – David Baldacci
North Devon Is Enjoying A Rare Hot Summer With Tourists Flocking To Its Coast-line. Detective Matthew Venn Is Called Out To A Rural Crime Scene At The Home Of A Group Of Artists. What He Finds Is An Elaborately Staged Murder – Dr Nigel Yeo Has Been Fatally Stabbed. His Daughter, Eve, Is A Glassblower, And The Murder Weapon Is A Shard Of One Of Her Broken Vases.
Dr Yeo Seems An Unlikely Murder Victim. He’s A Good Man, A Public Servant, Beloved By His Daughter. Matthew Is Unnerved Though To Find That Eve Is A Close Friend Of Jonathan, His Husband.
Then Another Body Is Found – Killed In A Similar Way. Matthew Finds Himself Treading Carefully Through The Lies That Fester At The Heart Of His Community And A Case That Is Dangerously Close To Home . . .
The Heron’s Cry Is The Second Novel In Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers Series Following Her Sunday Times Bestseller, The Long Call.
Praise For The Long Call:
‘Had Me Hooked . . . A Promising Beginning To Another Fine Chapter In The Ann Cleeves’ Story’ – The Times
‘A Triumph That Cements Cleeves’ Status As One Of Britain’s Best Crime Writers’ – Daily Express
‘Clever, Compassionate And Atmospheric . . . I Am Already A Matthew Venn Fan’ – Elly Griffiths
‘Cleeves Combines A Flair For Evoking Sense Of Place With A Thoughtful, Complex Plot’ – Mail On Sunday
‘A Traditional Mystery Of The Best Sort’ – Guardian
The Number One Sunday Times Bestselling Series Featuring Detective Matthew Venn, From Author And Creator Of The Vera And Shetland Series, Ann Cleeves.
‘Matthew Venn Is A Keeper . . . Stunning’ – David Baldacci
North Devon Is Enjoying A Rare Hot Summer With Tourists Flocking To Its Coast-line. Detective Matthew Venn Is Called Out To A Rural Crime Scene At The Home Of A Group Of Artists. What He Finds Is An Elaborately Staged Murder – Dr Nigel Yeo Has Been Fatally Stabbed. His Daughter, Eve, Is A Glassblower, And The Murder Weapon Is A Shard Of One Of Her Broken... Read More