The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves. Now a major ITV series, The Long Call.
'Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning' - David Baldacci
North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coast-line. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder - Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter, Eve, is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases.
Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He's a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved though to find that Eve is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.
Then another body is found - killed in a similar way. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home . . .
The Heron's Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves' Two Rivers series following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call.
Praise for The Long Call:
'Had me hooked . . . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves' story' - The Times
'A triumph that cements Cleeves' status as one of Britain's best crime writers' - Daily Express
'Clever, compassionate and atmospheric . . . I am already a Matthew Venn fan' - Elly Griffiths
'Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot' - Mail on Sunday
'A traditional mystery of the best sort' - Guardian
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As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves' latest. Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves' latest crimefighter -- David Baldacci, author of <i>The 6:20 Man</i>, on <i>The Long Call</i> Had me hooked - a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story -- <i>The Times</i> on <i>The Long Call</i> Clever, compassionate and atmospheric, with a great cast of new characters to love. I am already a Matthew Venn fan -- Elly Griffiths, author of the Ruth Galloway series, on <i>The Long Call</i> A triumph that cements Cleeves' status as one of Britain's best crime writers - Daily Express -- <i>Daily Express</i> on <i>The Long Call</i> Brilliant, thoughtful and deeply engaging -- Sara Paretsky, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski series, on <i>The Long Call</i> Ann Cleeves' new series gets off to a terrific start with The Long Call - her native Devon is wonderfully evoked, and Matthew Venn is a very appealing new detective. Another sure-fire hit - -- Martin Edwards, author of <i>Gallows Court</i>, on <i>The Long Call</i> Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot - -- <i>Mail on Sunday</i> on <i>The Long Call</i> The troubled Venn is a great protagonist, and Cleeves may well have created her next top TV cop -- <i>Heat Magazine</i> on <i>The Long Call</i> A traditional mystery of the best sort -- <i>The Guardian</i> on <i>The Long Call</i> Evocative and gripping - an absolute triumph -- <i>Daily Mirror</i> on <i>The Long Call</i>
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Interest Age: From 18 years
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978-1-5098-8966-2 (9781509889662)
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Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV's Vera, BBC One's Shetland and ITV's The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of 'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.
