The Darkest Evening (Large Print)

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Darkest Evening (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ann Cleeves
SeriesA Vera Stanhope Mystery, 9
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:497
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLarge Print
Thorndike Press
All Dates
Crime & Mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781432883058
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Thorndike Press
Imprint Thorndike Press
NZ Release Date 8 September 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Ann Cleeves--New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes the stunning new Vera Stanhope novel, The Darkest Evening. Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.--Louise Penny As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves latest. . . . A stunning debut for Cleeves latest crimefighter.--David Baldacci on The Long Call On the first snowy night of winter, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope sets off for her home in the hills. Though the road is familiar, she misses a turning and soon becomes lost and disorientated. A car has skidded off the narrow road in front of her, its door left open, and she stops to help. There is no driver to be seen, so Vera assumes that the owner has gone to find help. But a cry calls her back: a toddler is strapped in the back seat. Vera takes the child and, driving on, she arrives at a place she knows well. Brockburn is a large, grand house in the wilds of Northumberland, now a little shabby and run down. Its also where her father, Hector, grew up. Inside, theres a party in full swing: music, Christmas lights and laughter. Outside, unbeknownst to the revelers, a woman lies dead in the snow. As the blizzard traps the group deep in the freezing Northumberland countryside, Brockburn begins to give up its secrets, and as Vera digs deeper into her investigation, she also begins to uncover her familys complicated past.