Vera Stanhope

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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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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The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

3 September, 2020

Can it really be 21 years since the first Vera Stanhope novel was published? There have been a further eight releases since The Crow Trap, and The Darkest Evening has been eagerly awaited by fans of this series. Many of those readers may have been…

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The Seagull by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

3 September, 2017

Crime fiction authors seem to follow a trend. Remember when every other book had the word ‘girl’ in the title? Then there are the titles which play with famous songs providing you with the free bonus of an earworm when you’re reading. Trust English writer…

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Harbour Street

By crimefictionlover

19 January, 2015

This novel featuring Ann Cleeves’ character DI Vera Stanhope was the most popular one featured on our site during 2014 and finds its deserving place on our Recommended list. Things get underway with a stoppage – that of a Newcastle metro train which can’t make its…

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Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

9 January, 2014

As the rain batters the windows and the wind howls down the chimney, there’s only one thing to do – settle down in front of a roaring fire with a good book. Or in this case, a great one. Ann Cleeves excels in writing about…

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The first new crime novels of 2014

By DavidPrestidge

2 January, 2014

On the Radar — Happy New Year, Bonne Année, Frohes Neues Jahr and, not to forget the homeland of Nordic noir, Gott Nytt år! While the rest of us are ruefully putting our lives back together after the indulgence of Christmas, publishers are fizzing and…

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The origins of Vera Stanhope with Ann Cleeves

The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves

Interview: Ann Cleeves

The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

The Seagull by Ann Cleeves

Harbour Street

Harbour Street by Ann Cleeves

The first new crime novels of 2014

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