DCI Vera Stanhope returns in The Darkest Evening, the ninth novel in Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves' enduringly popular series.
Ann Cleeves is the author of over thirty 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 and Jimmy Perez who can now be found on
television in ITV's Vera and BBC One's Shetland. 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 is a member of
'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to
promote crime fiction. Ann is also a passionate champion for
libraries and was a National Libraries Day Ambassador in 2016. Ann
lives in North Tyneside near where the Vera books are set.
A thoroughly engrossing thriller
*Mail on Sunday*
Cleeves’s Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combining
old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on class
*Sunday Times*
Who doesn’t love “large and shabby” Vera Stanhope, the blunt
detective in Ann Cleeves’s Northumberland police procedurals? She
is already one of the genre immortals. Cleeves delivers some choice
Vera moments in THE DARKEST EVENING
*New York Times*
Brilliantly written, with more twists and turns you can shake one
of Vera's hats at
*Heat*
A gripping read
*Sun*
Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers!
*Louise Penny*
Fans will enjoy matching wits with Cleeves’ eccentric sleuth right
up to the dangerous surprise in her denouement
*Kirkus Reviews*
Cleeves has a fine time constructing a clockwork murder plot
*Booklist*
Superb . . . This page-turner is must reading for fans as well as
newcomers
*Publishers Weekly (starred review)*
This ninth instalment will keep you guessing until the end
*My Weekly*
Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves
*Val McDermid*
One of Britain's best crime writers
*Daily Express*
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