The deadliest truths are those in the shadows . . .Detective Matthew Venn is called to investigate when the body of a young woman is found in the swimming pool of Tide House, a luxurious holiday home in North Devon. The girl’s best friend has disappeared and the property belongs to rising political star Paul Armstrong, leading to intense media scrutiny.As a scorching heatwave rages and further tragedy strikes, Venn and his team question a community brimming...

**A TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER IN BOTH HARDBACK AND PAPERBACK'Fantastic. Ann Cleeves is a stone cold genius'** – **Marian Keyes, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Favorite Mistake'Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible'** – Richard Osman, No. 1 bestselling author of The Thursday Murder ClubFor the first time since the beloved Shetland series, Detective Jimmy Perez is back. He's traded the stark beauty ...

**AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOWVera Stanhope's final case takes her to Whitley Bay to investigate the murder of a local woman - and a reckoning with the legacy of the town's criminal past . . .**'Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible' - Richard Osman'Ann Cleeves is stone genius' - Marian Keyes'Ann Cleeves is the Queen of the detective novel, thrilling millions of readers' - Daily Express

**Meet Detective Matthew Venn. From Ann Cleeves, the Sunday Times bestselling crime author and creator of Vera Stanhope and Shetland's Jimmy Perez, The Long Call is the number one bestselling first novel in the Two Rivers series. Now a major ITV series.'Clever, compassionate and atmospheric, with a great cast of new characters to love' – Elly Griffiths, award-winning author of The Crossing Places**North Devon. Where the rivers Taw...

Introducing Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope.The Crow Trap is the first book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, Vera.Everyone has something to hide . . .Three very different women come together at an isolated cottage on the North Pennines to complete an environmental survey. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal . ....

The Mysteries of Shetland is a great value bind-up of the first three novels in Ann Cleeves phenomenal Shetland series - filmed as the major BBC1 drama starring Douglas Henshall, Shetland.Containing the first three novels, Raven Black, White Nights and Red Bones, this gripping eBook bundle is the perfect introduction to Detective Jimmy Perez.Also available in the Shetland series are Blue Lightning, Dead Water and Thin Air.

A Lesson in Dying is the first mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.Who hung the headmaster in the playground on the night of the school Halloween Party?Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn. Inspector Ramsay is convinced it was the headmaster’s enigmatic wife but Jack Robson, school governor and caretaker, is determined to ...

Introducing Inspector Jimmy Perez. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves's bestselling Shetland series, adapted into a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall.A remote community with a killer in their midst . . .On New Year’s Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage nei...

The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the iconic Vera and Shetland crime series, Ann Cleeves. Now a major ITV series, The Long Call.‘Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning’ – David BaldacciNorth Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coast-line. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at th...

A woman is found dead in an apparent suicide – but there may be something darker at play. Featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, Too Good To Be True is a gripping Quick Read from Ann Cleeves' bestselling Shetland series.Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall.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...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againA Bird in the Hand is the first novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.In England’s birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sighted – a murderer . . .Young Tom French is found dead, lying in a marsh on the Norfolk coast, with his head bashed in and his bin...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againThe Healers is the fifth mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.Isolated farmer Ernie Bowles was found lying on his kitchen floor, gruesomely strangled . . .News of the murder came to Inspector Stephen Ramsay early on Monday morning and he fears this case will ...