Hidden Depths: A Vera Stanhope Mystery [Paperback]

From Ann CleevesNew York Timesbestselling and award-winning author of theVeraandShetlandseries, both of which are hit TV showscomesHidden Depths.

Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.Louise Penny

On a hot summer on the Northumberland coast, Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son murdered. Luke has been strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers.

This stylized murder scene has Inspector Vera Stanhope and her team intrigued. But now, Vera must work quickly to find this killer who is making art out of death. As local residents are forced to share their private lives, sinister secrets are slowly unearthed.

And all the while the killer remains in their midst, waiting for an opportunity to prepare another beautiful, watery grave&

ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television seriesShetland, starring Douglas Henshall,Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, andThe Long Call, starring Ben Aldridgeall of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox.

The first Shetland novel,Raven Black, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the United Kingdom.

Praise for Ann Cleeves:

Captivating...Readers will want to devour the entire series just for the pleasure of spending time in Vera's complex and inviting world. --Publishers Weekly

Hidden Depthsis a subtle, nuanced book, and Cleeves draws her characters with care and compassion. The landscape of rural Northumberland is vividly evoked and Inspector Stanhope--overweight, fallible, and driven by personal demons--is a terrific central character. --Tribune

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