The Moth Catcher: A Vera Stanhope Mystery [Paperback]

Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible.Richard Osman

From Ann CleevesNew York Timesbestselling and award-winning author of theVeraandShetlandseries, both of which are hit TV showscomesThe Moth Catcher.

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

Life seems perfect in the quiet community of Valley Farm. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist, to look after the place while theyre away. But his dead body is found by the side of the lanea lonely place to die.

When DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene, she finds the body of a second man. What the two victims seem to have in common is a fascination with studying mothsand with catching these beautiful, intriguing creatures.

The others who live in Valley Farm have secrets too: Lorraines calm demeanor belies a more complex personality; Annie and Sams daughter, Lizzie, is due to be released from prison; and Nigel watches, silently, every day, from his window. As Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be many deadly secrets trapped there . . .

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 thelc)