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The Dark Wives
The Dark Wives: A Vera Stanhope Novel | Ann Cleeves
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As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning eleventh book explores the web of secrets surrounding a young man's death. The man’s body is found in the early morning light by a local dog walker in the park outside Rosebank, a home for troubled teens in the coastal village of Longwater. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who was due to work the previous night but never showed up. DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate the death, with her only clue being the disappearance of one of the home’s residents, fourteen-year-old Chloe Spence. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility. Vera, Joe and new team member Rosie Bell, are soon embroiled in the case, and when a second connected body is found near the Three Dark Wives monument in the wilds of the Northumberland countryside, superstition and folklore begin to collide with fact. Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, and the dark secrets in their community that may be far more dangerous than she could have ever believed possible.
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On ch. 14 of listening to this novel.The voices of the characters have been quite an adjustment to my ears- Over time I have watched every season of the series on Britbox-I cannot get the film‘s distinctive voices out of my head to make room for these audio voices -they grate on me.Despite this issue,as usual Cleeves‘ story line has me hooked.

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Mystery, police procedural, and/or Vera Stanhope fans can read this installment regardless of previous series experience (or lack thereof). Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-dark-wives-vera-stanhope-11

Publication is expected August 27.

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Vera, Joe and Rosie are searching for Josh, a staff member of a residents home. They need to find a 14 year old Chloe Spence to get to the truth. The book moves at a steady pace with multiple POV's from the team members. As usual, Ann Cleeves keeps the story close to her chest so it's hard to figure out what is going on until the very end of the book.

EadieB If you like books that are hard to figure out, then you will love this book. I look forward to the next book in the series but I do highly recommend reading this book. 3mo
TheSpineView Sounds good! Great job!🤩📖📚 3mo
DieAReader Sounds good! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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