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Zusatztext Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves Informationen zum Autor Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five 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 is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann 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. She lives in North Tyneside where the Vera books are set. Klappentext Praise for the Vera Stanhope series ‘Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves’ Val McDermid ‘One of the best natural writers of detective fiction’ Sunday Express ‘An excellent, atmospheric mystery. Ann Cleeves is our Queen in the North’ Mick Herron ‘Cleeves weaves an absorbingly cunning mystery’ Daily Mail ‘A fine writer’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Great sense of place, well-rounded characters and a cracking plot’ Woman & Home ‘An excellent balance of puzzle, character and setting that makes for first-rate entertainment’ Martin Edwards ‘Cleeves is quietly carving out a reputation as the new Queen of Crime’ Sunday Mirror ‘If you’re a fan of ITV’s crime drama Vera , you’ll love the books that inspired the series’ S Magazine ‘All the elements of Agatha Christie at her best’ S. J. Bolton The ninth novel in the Vera Stanhope series from the Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves; now a major TV series from ITV. Zusammenfassung The ninth novel in the Vera Stanhope series from the Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves; now a major TV series from ITV....
