Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Crime fiction author, Ann Cleeves, tells us why the setting of Northumberland is so essential to the Vera books, her bestselling detective fiction series.

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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 knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, but it seems that the dark secrets in their community may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed. . .


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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to The Dark Wives
00:21 Real-World Inspirations for Crime Fiction
00:51 Vera's Connection to the Landscape

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