Telling Tales - (Vera Stanhope) by Ann Cleeves (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>From Ann Cleeves--<i>New York Times</i> bestselling and award-winning author of the </b><i>Vera</i><b> and </b><i>Shetland</i><b> series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes <i>Telling Tales</i></b><b>.</b> <p/><b>"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."--Louise Penny</b> <p/>It has been ten years since Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel. Now residents of the East Yorkshire village of Elvet are disturbed to hear of new evidence proving Jeanie's innocence. Abigail's killer is still at large. <p/>For one young woman, Emma Bennett, the revelation brings back haunting memories of her vibrant best friend--and of that fearful winter's day when she had discovered her body lying cold in a ditch. <p/>As Inspector Vera Stanhope makes fresh enquiries on the peninsula and villagers are hauled back to a time they hoped to forget, tensions begin to mount. But are people afraid of the killer or of their own guilty pasts?<br>With each person's story revisited, the Inspector begins to suspect that some deadly secrets are threatening to unfurl...</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Praise for Ann Cleeves: <p/>"I do love Vera!" --Val McDermid <p/>"Nothing short of riveting. --Louise Penny <p/>Creates a dark enough mood to keep you straining to see what will come to light next. --<i>People<br></i> <br>"Cleeves' taut, atmospheric thriller will keep readers guessing until the last page . . . Chilling." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review) <p/> "Cleeves offers up evocative settings and flawed characters with depth, making her mysteries wonderfully addictive. Her latest is no exception." --<i>Library Journal</i> (starred) <p/> I didn't expect the final reveal. Those cleverly disguised dead ends had me completely fooled, which is just the way I like it. But I was sorry to say goodbye.--<i>Crime Fiction Lover</i> <p/> A nice mixture, in the British tradition, of social comedy and detective work. More Vera, please. --<i>Booklist</i> (starred review) <p/> "Intricate and engrossing . . . offers readers the pleasures of the traditional locked room/isolated island mystery."<i> --</i><i>Washington Post Book World <p/></i>Ann Cleeves is a skillful technician, keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouement. Her easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fiction. --<i>Sunday Express (UK)</i> <p/>If you're a fan of Frances Fyfield, Minette Walters, or Val McDermid, get to know Cleeves. --<i>Globe and Mail (Canada) <p/></i>Trauma, obsession, and murder entwine in a suspense-packed crime story that puts Ms. Cleeves in the Rendell class. --<i>Peterborough Evening Telegraph<br></i><br>It's a dark, interesting novel with considerable emotional force behind it. --<i>The Spectator <p/></i>Cleeves's softly, softly approach delivers a powerful punch. --<i>The Observer</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series--<i>Shetland</i>, starring Douglas Henshall, and <i>Vera</i>, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn--both of which are watched and loved in the United States. <p/><i>Shetland </i>and <i>Vera </i>are available on BritBox in the United States. An adaptation of <i>The Long Call</i>, the first book in her Two Rivers series, will premiere on BritBox in 2022. <p/>The first Shetland novel, <i>Raven Black</i>, won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She lives in the United Kingdom.</p>
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