The Heron's Cry: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel [Paperback]

Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible.Richard Osman

Ann CleevesNew York Timesbestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV showsreturns withThe Heron's Cry, the mesmerizing second book in the Matthew Venn series.

AN INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER!

In Matthew Venn, Ann has created a complex, daring, subtle character. Louise Penny

A complex mystery full of surprises . . . this character-driven exploration of people's darkest flaws is a sterling example of Cleeves' formidable talents. Kirkus Reviews

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 soon finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home.

DI Matthew Venn returns inThe Heron's Cry, in Ann Cleeves powerful next novel, proving once again that she is a master of her craft.

ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television seriesShetland, starring Douglas Henshall, andVera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethynboth of which are watched and loved in the United States.

ShetlandandVeraare available on BritBox in the United States. An adaptation ofThe Long Call, the first book in her Matthew Venn series, premieredlsq