Female Detectives: Vera Stanhope | The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves @Panmacmillan

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Bestelling author of the detective fiction Vera Stanhope series, Ann Cleeves, tells us all how Vera fits in the line of female detectives, and how such a unique and well-loved character came alive.

Vera Stanhope, star of ITV’s Vera, returns in the eleventh novel in Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Ann Cleeves’ acclaimed series.

A body is found by an early morning dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work.
Vera, Joe, and new team member Rosie are soon embroiled in the case, but when a second body is found near the Three Dark Wives standing stones in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, folklore and fact begin to collide. Ann Cleeves crime fiction will have you on the edge of your seat.

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'Cleeves's Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combing old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on class' – The Sunday Times

'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' – The Mail on Sunday

'One of Britain's best crime writers' – Daily Express

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Female Detectives: Vera Stanhope | The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves

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