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‘Cleeves is excellent not only on the main character but on the mixture of exasperation and respect that she provokes in others. Combined with the intricate plotting, this makes for a compulsive read’

Independent

‘Ann Cleeves is a skilful technician, keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouement. Her easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fiction’

Sunday Express

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Ann Cleeves is the author behind ITV’s Vera and BBC One’s Shetland. She has written over twenty-five novels, and is the creator of detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez – characters loved both on screen and in print. Her books have now sold over one million copies worldwide.

Before she started writing, Ann worked as a probation officer, cook at a bird observatory and an assistant lifeguard. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. In 2006 Ann was awarded the Duncan Lawrie Dagger (CWA Gold Dagger) for Best Crime Novel, for Raven Black, the first book in her Shetland series. In 2012 she was inducted into the CWA Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame. Ann lives in North Tyneside.

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By Ann Cleeves

A Bird in the Hand • Come Death and High Water

Murder in Paradise

A Prey to Murder • A Lesson in Dying

Murder in My Backyard

A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy

Another Man’s Poison • Killjoy

The Mill on the Shore • Sea Fever

The Healers • High Island Blues

The Baby-Snatcher • The Sleeping and the Dead

Burial of Ghosts

The Vera Stanhope series

The Crow Trap • Telling Tales • Hidden Depths

Silent Voices • The Glass Room

Harbour Street • The Moth Catcher

The Shetland series

Raven Black • White Night • Red Bones

Blue Lightning • Dead Water • Thin Air

First published 2016 by Pan Books

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