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The origins of Vera Stanhope with Ann Cleeves

20 August, 2024

Although the Shetland series has concluded in print at least, English author Ann Cleeves is still going strong with her Vera Stanhope books, and her new series featuring Matthew Venn. On 29 August 2024, the 11th book in the Vera series will land on the…

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Exclusive: Ann Cleeves reads from The Raging Storm

By crimefictionlover

31 August, 2023

Today we have a special guest on the site. The English author Ann Cleeves, author of the world famous Shetland and Vera novels, joins us with a reading from her latest book. The Raging Storm has just been released and it’s the third novel in…

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The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

30 August, 2023

North Devon tourist board must have been rubbing their hands with glee when Ann Cleeves announced that her new series of books featuring DI Matthew Venn was to be set in their neck of the woods – after all, look what the Vera and Shetland…

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On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

18 August, 2023

The title and themes of Linwood Barclay’s latest novel have got us thinking. Is making up fiction the same as lying? Are crime authors really mendacious malingerers? Well, we know they aren’t but The Lie Maker looks deliciously intriguing… in a deceptive kind of way….

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The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

30 March, 2023

The ending of her popular Shetland series saw Ann Cleeves turning to a new character, DI Matthew Venn, a gay man based in North Devon. But although readers said a sad farewell to Jimmy Perez in Wild Fire, there’s still one familiar face that just…

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Interview: Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

20 March, 2023

Ann Cleeves is the creator of Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn and all three crime fiction series have been turned into TV productions – with Shetland claiming an runaway win in the CFL Awards Best Crime Drama category in 2022. In total, the…

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Best crime author of 2022 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

29 November, 2022

What’s your poison when it comes to crime fiction books? Do you flit about like a butterfly from author to author or do you enjoy nothing more than getting stuck into a juicy series? Whatever your approach, there are some writers whose latest releases just…

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Ann Cleeves' Devon mystery The Long Call comes to ITV

By DeathBecomesHer

18 October, 2021

Her Vera and Shetland books have already been transformed into successful TV drama series – now Ann Cleeves’ DI Matthew Venn is about to hit the small screen. The Long Call, based on the opening book of the North Devon-based mystery series, is the inspiration…

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The origins of Vera Stanhope with Ann Cleeves

Exclusive: Ann Cleeves reads from The Raging Storm

The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves

On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves

Interview: Ann Cleeves

Best crime author of 2022 shortlist

Ann Cleeves' Devon mystery The Long Call comes to ITV

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