The Long Call: Signed Edition - Two Rivers (Hardback)
Ann Cleeves (author)- Not available
The first in a new Devon-set crime series from the accomplished creator of the Shetland and Vera novels, The Long Call sees a troubled detective returning to the community he turned his back on. Plotted with Cleeves’ customary deft skill and introducing a complex, flawed new protagonist, The Long Call bodes very well for this fresh mystery series.
Signed Edition
The Long Call is the captivating first novel in a brand new series from Sunday Times bestseller and creator of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves.
In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too.
Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose.
A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death.
Finding the killer is Venn's only focus, and his team's investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781785176739
Number of pages: 384
Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm
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'Unputdownable series debut! With an evocative setting, a gripping plot, and beautifully drawn characters, The Long Call is a terrific read-and Matthew Venn is my new favorite detective.' - Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of Garden of Lamentations
'Who knew there could be a third detective as compelling as Vera and Jimmy? Matthew Venn is a triumph of Cleeves' particular blend of compassion and toughness and I already love him.' - Catriona McPherson, national bestselling author of Strangers at the Gate
'Brilliant, thoughtful and deeply engaging.' - Sara Paretsky, New York Times bestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski series
'Ann Cleeves has done it again! A new detective, a new series, another terrific puzzle of a story that won't let you go until the very end. Matthew Venn quickly earns his place beside Vera and Jimmy in a debut you don't want to miss: The Long Call.' - Charles Todd, bestselling author of The Black Ascot
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“Fabulously drawn new characters in a complex and well-plotted police procedural”
A brand new series from Ann Cleeves is something not to be missed and I dived into The Long Call with eagerness. This is the Two Rivers series, so called because the books are set in North Devon between the Taw and... More
“Atmospheric, character driven start to a new series”
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“Compulsive reading”
I have been a fan of Ann cleve's crime fiction for many years and I believe she gets better and better. This novel was devoured in about 4 hours. I couldn't stop reading until the end. Although there are... More
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