Published for the first time in the U.S., an early book in Award-winning crime novelist Ann Cleeves's Vera Stanhope series, brought to life by Brenda Blethyn in the hit TV series Vera.
Three very different women come together to complete an environmental survey. Three women who, in some way or another, know the meaning of betrayal... For team leader Rachael Lambert the project is the perfect opportunity to rebuild her confidence after a double-betrayal by her lover and boss, Peter Kemp. Botanist Anne Preece, on the other hand, sees it as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace Fulwell, a strange, uncommunicative young woman with plenty of her own secrets to hide...
When Rachael arrives at the cottage, however, she is horrified to discover the body of her friend Bella Furness. Bella, it appears, has committed suicide--a verdict Rachael finds impossible to accept.
Only when the next death occurs does a fourth woman enter the picture--the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, who must piece together the truth from these women's tangled lives…
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 544 pages
ISBN-10: 1250122740
Item Weight: 1.0 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.4 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
"I do love Vera!" --Val McDermid
"Nothing short of riveting." --Louise Penny
"Creates a dark enough mood to keep you straining to see what will come to light next." --People
"Cleeves' taut, atmospheric thriller will keep readers guessing until the last page... Chilling." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Intricate and engrossing . . . offers readers the pleasures of the traditional locked room/isolated island mystery." --Washington Post Book World
ANN CLEEVES writes two series of traditional mysteries, both of which have been turned into hit TV series. The Vera Stanhope books have been made into the hit series Vera starring Brenda Blethyn. The Shetland novels feature Inspector Jimmy Perez and are being filmed by the BBC and titled Shetland. Both series are also available in the U.S. through Netflix, PBS, and Acorn TV. Ann Cleeves lives in England.
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