Synopsis
'Expertly plotted and mesmerising crime' - Mick HerronA local myth. A deadly threat. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns for her most shocking case so far . . .
I can't see anything. It's as if this house is on its own in the world, as if I'm on my own in the world and nobody would care if I...
Details
13 March 2025400 pages
9781529077780Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Ann Cleeves has a special place in her heart for Stanhope, and the shortcomings of the care system engage the sympathies of the author in this heart-wrenching storyThe Sunday Times
Like Rendell and James before her, like McDermid and Rankin today, Ann Cleeves is one of our secret chroniclers, charting – under cover of a series of expertly plotted and mesmerising crime novels – how we live nowMick Herron
A thoroughly engrossing thrillerThe Mail on Sunday on The Rising Tide
Cleeves’s Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combining old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on classThe Sunday Times
