Ann Cleeves is the author of forty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021, her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. In 2022, she was awarded an OBE for her services to reading and libraries. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.

Cleeves is no ordinary author and this 11th novel is one of her best . . . Cleeves brings back Vera’s usual crew and introduces a newbie, Rosie, and, as always, the stunning Northumbrian countryside plays a part in the search for a killer. Again, I couldn’t stop reading to the last page

1. 2/5

   Så typisk Engelsk långsam kriminalare

   Det tog 300 sidor innan det blev någon action, och det var väldigt många engelska slangord, som man fick gissa sig till vad de betydde!

   Per

   06 februari 2025

Ann Cleeves is the author of forty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021, her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. In 2022, she was awarded an OBE for her services to reading and libraries. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.

Cleeves is no ordinary author and this 11th novel is one of her best . . . Cleeves brings back Vera’s usual crew and introduces a newbie, Rosie, and, as always, the stunning Northumbrian countryside plays a part in the search for a killer. Again, I couldn’t stop reading to the last page

1. 2/5

   Så typisk Engelsk långsam kriminalare

   Det tog 300 sidor innan det blev någon action, och det var väldigt många engelska slangord, som man fick gissa sig till vad de betydde!

   Per

   06 februari 2025