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. Praise for The Long Call: 'Had me hooked. The Heron's Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves' Two Rivers series following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call. 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.

Then another body is found - killed in a similar way. Matthew is unnerved though to find that Eve is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.

He's a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. It's another excellent tale that I thoroughly enjoyed DI Matthew Venn and his team investigate a series of murders and apparent suicides. His daughter, Eve, is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases. The Heron's Cry is the second murder mystery in the Two Rivers series by Ann Cleeves. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder - Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coast-line. stunning' - David Baldacci The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves - soon to be a major TV series. Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge. Independent Bookshop Editions and Autographed Books

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