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The Glass Room - (Vera Stanhope) by Ann Cleeves (Paperback)

The Glass Room - (Vera Stanhope) by  Ann Cleeves (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbors keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation, and somehow bonds have formed. When one of them goes missing, Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writers' House, a country retreat where aspiring authors work on their stories. Things get complicated when a body is discovered, and Vera's neighbor is found with a knife in her hand"--<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>The Glass Room</i></b><b>.</b> <p/><b>"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."--Louise Penny</b> <p/>DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbors keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation, and somehow bonds have formed. When one of them goes missing, Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writer's House, a country retreat where aspiring authors work on their stories. Things get complicated when a body is discovered, and Vera's neighbor is found with a knife in her hand. <p/>Calling in the team, Vera knows that she should hand the case over. She's too close to the main suspect. But the investigation is too tempting, and she's never been one to follow the rules. Somewhere there is a killer who has taken murder off the page and is making it real . . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Cleeves's characters are richly drawn, their motives are believable, and the plot is engaging and with enough surprises that readers will be guessing until the very end.--<i>Library Journal </i>on<i> The Glass Room</i> <p/>Cleeves crafts a subtle, complex mystery, and the curmudgeonly Vera and her distinctive view of the world make this series stand out in a crowded genre.--<i>Publishers Weekly </i>on <i>The Glass Room</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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