Vera Stanhope 11: The Dark Wives

Book Description:

A LOCAL MYTH. A DEADLY THREAT.

Vera Stanhope, star of ITVÃs Vera, returns in the eleventh novel in Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Ann Cleevesà acclaimed series.

A body is found by an early morning dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work.

DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. Her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera canÃt bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she canÃt dismiss the possibility.

Vera, Joe and new team member Rosie are soon embroiled in the case, but when a second body is found near the Three Dark Wives standing stones in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, folklore and fact begin to collide.

ISBN: 9781529077759
Author(s): Ann Cleeves

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