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The Dark Wives
Crack the case with Vera Stanhope in a new suspenseful mystery from the Sunday Times Bestseller
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<p><strong><b>'Expertly plotted and mesmerising crime' - Mick Herron </b></strong><em><b>A local myth. A deadly threat. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's <i>Vera</i>, returns for her most shocking case so far . . . </b></em><br><br><i>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 died . . .</i><br><br>When a body is found on the common outside Rosebank, an isolated care home for troubled teens, DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work, and her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility.<br><br>Then, in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, near the Three Dark Wives standing stones, a second body is found. As folklore and fact begin to collide, Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth.<br><br>But it seems that there are dark secrets in their community - ones that may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed . . .<br><br><b><i>The Dark Wives </i>is the next thrilling mystery in the <i>Sunday Times</i> No. 1 bestselling series from Ann Cleeves.<br><br>****</b><br><br><b>'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 now' - Mick Herron, author of <i>Slow Horses</i><br><br>'Cleeves's Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combing old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on class' - <i>The Sunday Times </i><br><br>'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' - <i>The Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><br><b>'One of Britain's best crime writers' - <i>Daily Express<br><br>'</i>A story that keeps you guessing until the end where all the clues are pulled together masterfully' - Reader review<br><br>'As stunning on the page as on TV' - Reader review</b><br><br><b>'The storyline, the characters and the atmosphere of North East England all fit together beautifully' - Reader review</b><br></p>
<p><strong><b>'Expertly plotted and mesmerising crime' - Mick Herron </b></strong><em><b>A local myth. A deadly threat. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's <i>Vera</i>, returns for her most shocking case so far . . . </b></em><br><br><i>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 died . . .</i><br><br>When a body is found on the common outside Rosebank, an isolated care home for troubled teens, DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work, and her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility.<br><br>Then, in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, near the Three Dark Wives standing stones, a second body is found. As folklore and fact begin to collide, Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth.<br><br>But it seems that there are dark secrets in their community - ones that may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed . . .<br><br><b><i>The Dark Wives </i>is the next thrilling mystery in the <i>Sunday Times</i> No. 1 bestselling series from Ann Cleeves.<br><br>****</b><br><br><b>'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 now' - Mick Herron, author of <i>Slow Horses</i><br><br>'Cleeves's Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combing old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on class' - <i>The Sunday Times </i><br><br>'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' - <i>The Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><br><b>'One of Britain's best crime writers' - <i>Daily Express<br><br>'</i>A story that keeps you guessing until the end where all the clues are pulled together masterfully' - Reader review<br><br>'As stunning on the page as on TV' - Reader review</b><br><br><b>'The storyline, the characters and the atmosphere of North East England all fit together beautifully' - Reader review</b><br></p>