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Discovering the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, Inspector Vera Stanhope, hoping that she has uncovered a simple natural-causes death, subsequently finds strangle bruises that reveal that the victim was murdered.

Raven Black is the first book in the Shetland series, from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera, Shetland, and The Two Rivers series.

On a scorching summer in Northumberland, Julie Armstrong returns home to find her son Luke murdered, his body strangled and arranged in a bath of water adorned with wildflowers. This artistic murder scene captivates Inspector Vera Stanhope and her team. The situation escalates when a second victim, young teacher Lily Marsh, is discovered in a rock pool, similarly decorated with flowers. Vera must act swiftly to catch the killer, who is turning death into a macabre form of art. As she investigates, Vera encounters a group of friends who found Lily's body, raising questions about their true nature and trustworthiness. While local residents reveal their private lives, dark secrets begin to surface, and the killer lurks nearby, poised to create another haunting scene. The narrative intricately weaves the perspectives of various characters, but it is the overweight, socially awkward Vera, unaware of her team's fear of her, who stands out in this expertly crafted mystery. Ann Cleeves, acclaimed for her previous work, delivers a nuanced tale filled with compassion for her characters and a vivid portrayal of the Northumberland landscape, making Vera a compelling central figure in this gripping crime novel.

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.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.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?With each person's story revisited, the Inspector begins to suspect that some deadly secrets are threatening to unfurl.

At the isolated Baikie's Cottage, three very different women come together to complete an environmental survey. The three women each know the meaning of betrayal. So when people begin to mysteriously die, DI Vera Stanhope is sent to investigate.

A fabulous collection of short stories from some of the biggest and most exciting names in crime fiction, as the CWA takes you on an unforgettable mystery tour...

'One of Britain's best crime writers' - Daily Express Shallow waters hide the deepest secrets. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns in The Rising Tide, the tenth entry in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves' acclaimed series. Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . . 'A brilliant read' - Sunday Express 'A thrilling tale' - The Independent 'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' - The Mail on Sunday

The Sleeping and The Dead is a tense psychological thriller from Ann Cleeves, author and creator of the three astounding TV series: Shetland, Vera and Long Call. Detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake, where the body of a teenager has been discovered. After trawling through the missing persons files, he comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972. The news that a body has been found leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded and long-buried memories from her past . . .

The third mystery novel in the Palmer-Jones series by Ann Cleeves, winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger for "a career’s outstanding contribution to crime fiction". číst celé

As the snow falls thickly on Newcastle, the shouts and laughter of Christmas revellers break the muffled silence. Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie are swept along in the jostling crowd onto the Metro. But when the train is stopped due to the bad weather, and the other passengers fade into the swirling snow, Jessie notices that an old lady hasn't left the train: Margaret Krukowski has been fatally stabbed as she sat on the crowded train. Nobody, including the policeman himself, sees the stabbing take place. Margaret's murderer is seemingly invisible; her killing motiveless. Why would anyone want to harm this reserved, elegant lady?

Wild Fire is the eighth, and final book, in Ann Cleeves' bestselling Shetland series - a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall as Jimmy Perez. Shetland: Welcoming. Wild. Remote. Drawn in by the reputation of the islands, a new English family move to the area, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny's body is found hanging in the barn of their home, rumours of her affair with the husband begin to spread like wild fire. With suspicion raining down on the family, DI Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate. For him it will mean returning to the islands of his on-off lover and boss Willow Reeves, who will run the case. Perez is already facing the most disturbing investigation of his career, when Willow drops a bombshell that will change his life forever. Is he ready for what is to come?

Driving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope's only thought is to get there quickly. But with the snow driving down heavily, she becomes disorientated and loses her way. Ploughing on, she sees a car slewed off the road ahead of her. With the driver's door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but when she inspects the car she is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat. Afraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in. Inside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera knows immediately she has a new case. Could she be the child's mother, and if it is, what happened to her?

An enthralling anthology of 20 CWA Dagger Award-shortlisted gripping and thrilling stories for the most hardened crime fan. Featuring bestselling authors such as Neil Gaiman, Ann Cleeves, Christopher Fowler and Val McDermid.

Murder can strike more than once...Blue Lightning is the fourth book in Ann Cleeves' Shetland series - which is now the major BBC1 drama starring Douglas Henshall, SHETLAND. With the autumn storms raging, Fair Isle feels cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped, tension is high and tempers become frayed. Enough to drive someone to murder . . . A woman's body is discovered at the renowned Fair Isles bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair. The islanders react with fear and anger. Detective Jimmy Perez has no support from the mainland and must investigate the old-fashioned way. He soon realizes that this is no crime of passion - but a murder of cold and calculated intention. There's no way off the island until the storms abate - and so the killer is also trapped, just waiting for the opportunity to strike again. Also available in the Shetland series are Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones and Dead Water. Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series (ITV television drama VERA) contains five titles, of which The Glass Room is the most recent.

When the body of journalist Jerry Markham is found in a traditional Shetland boat, outside the house of the Fiscal down at the Marina, young Detective Inspector Willow Reeves is drafted in from the Hebrides to head up the investigation.

The Seagull is Ann Cleeves' searing eighth novel in the bestselling Vera Stanhope series, about corruption deep in the heart of a community, and about fragile, and fracturing, family relationships.A visit to her local prison brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace. Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper - and Vera played a part in his downfall. Brace promises Vera information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious wheeler-dealer, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren. He tells her that Marshall is dead, his body buried close to St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay. However, when a search team investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two. This cold case takes Vera back in time, and very close to home, as Brace and Marshall, along with a mysterious stranger known only as 'the Prof', were close friends of Hector, her father. Together, they were 'the Gang of Four', and Hector had been one of the last people to see Marshall alive. Vera must confront her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth, as the past begins to collide dangerously with the present . . .

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation. But when one of them goes missing, her path leads her to more than a missing friend ... Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writer's House, a country retreat for aspiring authors. Things get complicated when a body is discovered and Vera's neighbour is found with a knife in her hand. 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. Vera must find a killer who has taken murder off the page and is making it real ...

This first in a series of anthologies sponsored by the British Crime Writers Association features 22 short stories with urban themes. The editor notes that he was looking for stories that offered imaginative takes on the familiar idea of big-city cr

Pre-order The Killing Stones, featuring the return of Detective Jimmy Perez. In a remote community, a murder unfolds on New Year's Day as Fran Hunter discovers the strangled body of her teenage neighbor amidst the snow. The vivid splash of color against the white ground draws her attention, but as she screams, the circling ravens continue their ominous dance. Local suspicion quickly falls on a lonely outcast living nearby, but Inspector Jimmy Perez expands the investigation, igniting distrust and fear within the tight-knit community. As the case progresses, Perez delves into the Shetland Islands' darker past, uncovering secrets that many would prefer to keep hidden. The gripping Shetland series continues with White Nights, the thrilling second installment. Critics praise the atmospheric writing and intricate storytelling, highlighting the beautifully evoked setting and the finely crafted narrative. The series is described as a slow-burning intrigue that envelops readers in mystery, showcasing the compelling character of Jimmy Perez. This isolated and intriguing location serves as the backdrop for a most satisfying mystery, inviting readers to explore its depths.

In the sixth installment of the Shetland series, a group of university friends travels from London to Unst, Shetland's northernmost island, to celebrate a wedding. However, the festivities take a dark turn when Eleanor, one of the friends, mysteriously disappears during the party. The next day, her friend Polly receives an email that appears to be a suicide note, suggesting Eleanor will never be found alive. Soon after, Eleanor's body is discovered near a cliffside loch. Detectives Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves are called to investigate the case. Before her disappearance, Eleanor had been fixated on the ghost of a local child who drowned in the 1920s, raising concerns among her friends about her mental state. As the detectives delve deeper, they suspect that Eleanor's death may be linked to a long-buried secret tied to the island's history. This gripping narrative examines the complex interplay between tradition and modernity within the community, revealing how past events can have profound and tragic repercussions in the present. The Shetland series also includes titles such as Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones, Blue Lightning, and Dead Water.

This is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series which is now a major ITV detective drama Vera, starring Brenda Blethyn. This case was different from anything Vera had ever worked before. Two bodies, connected but not lying together. As Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be deadly secrets trapped here.

In the dark days of a Shetland winter, torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the main Lerwick-Sumburgh road and sweeps down to the sea. At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, Jimmy Perez watches the flood of mud and peaty water smash through a croft house in its path. Everyone thinks the croft is uninhabited, but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress. In his mind, she shares his Mediterranean ancestry and soon he becomes obsessed with tracing her identity. Then it emerges that she was already dead before the landslide hit the house. Perez knows he must find out who she was, and how she died.

When an elderly woman is shot in what appears to be a tragic accident, Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called to investigate the mystery. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness have lasted generations. Then there's another murder

A thrilling Shetland novel following Raven Black.

A LOCAL MYTH. A DEADLY THREAT.Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns in the eleventh novel in Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Ann Cleeves' acclaimed series.A body is found by an early morning dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work.DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. Her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera can't bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can't dismiss the possibility.Vera, Joe and new team member Rosie are soon embroiled in the case, but when a second body is found near the Three Dark Wives standing stones in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, folklore and fact begin to collide.Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, but it seems that the dark secrets in their community may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed. . .

From Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller Ann Cleeves come the third Matthew Venn novel - following The Long Call, now an ITV adaptation, and The Heron's Cry - in which the mysterious death of a celebrity on the Devon coast starts Venn on a path to the truth and straight back into his past.

Detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake where the body of a teenager has been discovered. After trawling through the missing persons files, he deduces that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in the early seventies. For country prison officer Hannah Morton, this news is the shock of her life. Michael was once her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. The report that a body has been found brings back dreaded and long buried memories from her past.

Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author and creator of the Shetland and Vera series, returns to North Devon in The Heron's Cry, the second book in the Two Rivers series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, following The Long Call. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder - Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed with a shard of one of his glassblower daughter's broken vases.Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He's a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved though to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.Then another body is found, killed in a similar way. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home. The Long Call and The Heron's Cry are part of Ann Cleeves' Two Rivers series and have been recently commissioned for ITV.

Originally published in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan.

The second mystery novel in the Palmer-Jones series by Ann Cleeves, winner of the 2017 CWA Diamond Dagger.

The fourth mystery novel in the Palmer-Jones series by Ann Cleeves, winner of the 2017 CWA Diamond Dagger.

When young teacher Anna Blackwell is found dead in her home, the police think her death was suicide or a tragic accident. After all, Stonebridge is a quiet country village in the Scottish Borders, where murders just don't happen. But Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez soon arrives from far-away Shetland when his ex-wife, Sarah, asks him to look into the case. The local gossips are saying that her new husband, Tom, was having an affair with Anna. Could Tom have been involved with her death? Sarah refuses to believe it - but needs proof. Anna had been a teacher. She must have loved kids. Would she kill herself knowing there was nobody to look after her daughter? She had seemed happier than ever before she died. And to Perez, this suggests not suicide, but murder ..

In this Pan Heritage Classics edition, Inspector Stephen Ramsey delves into the murder of Otterbridge's beloved Dorothea.

The first novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves. Inspector Ramsay is called to investigate the headmaster’s terrible murder at Heppleburn School. He's certain he’s found the culprit, but the school caretaker is convinced there’s another guilty party . . .

Twenty-five-year-old Lizzie Bartholomew has had more than her fair share of struggles. Abandoned as a baby, she spent her childhood moving between foster homes. Now she is running away from her past. A holiday in Morocco seems to be the perfect escape. Especially when she meets Philip, a fellow tourist who distracts her from her troubles. After the brief affair, Lizzie returns to England. Then she receives a solicitor's letter. Philip Samson has died. In his will, he has left Lizzie a gift of 15,000. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy that will soon force Lizzie to confront terrifying secrets.

Who could have known birdwatching was such a dangerous sport? George Palmer-Jones attempts to unravel the murder of a young birder with the help of his wife Molly in author Ann Cleeves's acclaimed debut. On the Norfolk coast, a young birdwatcher, Tom French, is found dead in a marsh with a fatal head wound and his binoculars still around his neck. One of the best birders in England, Tom had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did they? George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decides quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovers mixed feelings aplenty. Still, he remains baffled by a deed that could have been motivated by thwarted love, pure envy, or something else altogether. But as he and his fellow 'twitchers' flock from Norfolk and Scotland to the Scilly Isles in response to rumours of rare sightings, George - with help from his lovely wife, Molly - gradually discerns the true markings of a killer. All he has to do is prove it - before the murderer strikes again.

Bestsellerowa seria mistrzyni kryminału z inspektor Vera Stanhope, która wykracza poza stereotypy, zachwyca swoją złożonością. Pożegnalne słowa Belli Furness, „Dłużej tego nie zniosę!”, sugerują samobójstwo, które wydaje się wynikiem przytłaczającej opieki nad sparaliżowanym mężem w odosobnionej farmie w Northumbrii. Rachael Lambert, jedna z trzech specjalistek prowadzących badania ekologiczne przed budową nowej kopalni, nie wierzy w tę wersję wydarzeń. Wkrótce ginie druga kobieta, a inspektor Vera Stanhope zostaje wezwany do rozwiązania sprawy. Już raz prowadziła tu śledztwo, które wolałaby zapomnieć, ale przeszłość ma swoje mroczne konsekwencje. Każdy z podejrzanych skrywa coś, co chciałby ukryć, a Vera musi odkryć skomplikowane powiązania między trzema kobietami, które łączy zdrada. To inteligentnie skonstruowany psychologiczny kryminał z misterną intrygą, który odkrywa prawdę o ludzkiej naturze. Seria została zekranizowana jako popularny serial telewizyjny, a główną rolę gra Brenda Blethyn, dwukrotnie nominowana do Oscara. Ann Cleeves to jedna z najwyżej cenionych brytyjskich autorek kryminałów, której powieści odkrywają sekrety zamkniętych społeczności i psychologiczne zawirowania postaci.

Bestsellerowa seria mistrzyni kryminału z wykraczającą poza wszelkie stereotypy inspektor Vera Stanhope – niechlujna, samotna, obdarzona błyskotliwą inteligencją – za pomocą niezwykłej intuicji wyciąga z chaosu ludzkich namiętności zdawałoby się nielogiczne, lecz słuszne konkluzje. W czwartym tomie inspektor Stanhope znajduje w saunie ciało martwej kobiety. Przez chwilę myśli, że może to być śmierć z przyczyn naturalnych, ale śmierć nigdy nie jest zwyczajna. Na szyi ofiary, Jenny Lister, kierowniczki ośrodka opieki społecznej, widnieją ciemne pręgi. Vera rozpoczyna śledztwo, poznając bliskich Jenny: córkę, narzeczonego oraz koleżankę z pracy. W sprawie przewija się wiele kobiet – niezamężnych, rozwiedzionych, porzuconych, zaniedbywanych, z osobnymi opowieściami o samotności i cierpieniu. Każda z nich mogła mieć powód, by zabić. Vera, niepoddająca się regułom, jest jedynym pewnikiem w powieści pełnej podejrzanych i ukrytych wskazówek. Seria VERA to wizytówka Ann Cleeves, ukazująca głęboko skrywane emocje zwyczajnych ludzi. Powieści te odsłaniają prawdę o człowieku, a strach towarzyszy od pierwszej do ostatniej strony. Seria została zekranizowana, a główną rolę gra Brenda Blethyn, laureatka Złotego Globu. Ann Cleeves jest jedną z najwyżej cenionych brytyjskich autorek kryminałów.

Książka wydana w serii Wielkie Litery, w formacie z dużą czcionką dla seniorów i osób słabowidzących, to bestsellerowa seria kryminałów z inspektor Vera, jedną z najbardziej interesujących bohaterek literackich. W drugiej części serii, dziesięć lat po skazaniu Jeanie Long za zabójstwo piętnastoletniej Abigail, pojawia się nowy świadek z dowodami mogącymi świadczyć o niewinności Jeanie. Niestety, Jeanie popełnia samobójstwo w więzieniu. Emma Bennet, która przez lata zmagała się z poczuciem winy po odkryciu ciała Abigail, zaczyna wątpić w to, co naprawdę wie o swojej przyjaciółce. Inspektor Vera Stanhope prowadzi śledztwo w ponurej wiosce w Yorkshire, gdzie morderca wciąż jest na wolności. Mieszkańcy żyją w strachu, nie wiedząc, czy obawiają się zabójcy, czy własnej przeszłości. Vera, analizując stare nienawiści i nowe kłamstwa, zmaga się z trudnościami w zrozumieniu sytuacji. W miarę postępu dochodzenia, pojawiają się nowi, zaskakujący podejrzani, a atmosfera staje się coraz bardziej napięta. Seria VERA, zekranizowana jako popularny serial telewizyjny, odkrywa głęboko skrywaną prawdę o człowieku, a każda postać staje się odrębną zagadką psychologiczną.

Bestsellerowa seria kryminałów z inspektor Vera, silną i wiarygodną bohaterką, która w niczym nie przypomina stereotypowego wizerunku policjantki. W małym miasteczku na wybrzeżu Northumbrii matka odkrywa swojego piętnastoletniego syna, Luke'a, martwego w wannie, a wkrótce ornitolodzy znajdują ciało młodej nauczycielki Lily na plaży, również otoczone kwiatami. Morderca dusi ofiary, tworząc z ich śmierci swoiste dzieła sztuki, co staje się kluczem do śledztwa prowadzonego przez Verę Stanhope. Inspektor stara się zrozumieć motywacje świadków, szczególnie ptasiarzy, którzy znaleźli Lily. Jakie mają powiązania z zamordowaną? Co łączy czterech mężczyzn i żonę jednego z nich? Śledztwo odsłania mroczne sekrety mieszkańców miasteczka, a czas ucieka, podczas gdy morderca planuje kolejny "ołtarz" z wody i kwiatów. Autorka, Ann Cleeves, mistrzowsko portretuje bohaterów i ich tajemnice, tworząc hipnotyzującą powieść pełną intensywnych emocji. Seria Vera, z ekranizacją telewizyjną, ukazuje głęboko skrywaną prawdę o ludzkiej naturze, wprowadzając czytelników w atmosferę strachu i napięcia, które utrzymuje się do ostatniej strony.