New Releases by Ann Cleeves

Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community—now in print for the first time in the US. Landlord and politician Marcus Grenville wants to convert Ursula Ottway’s beautiful cottage into a holiday residence. So when Ursula discovers that the illegal use of poisoned bait on Grenville’s land has killed not only a rare bird of prey but her two beloved cats, she storms to his house and threatens revenge. The next morning, Molly Palmer-Jones arrives at her Aunt Ursula’s house only to find her body slumped lifeless on the sofa. Shocked and saddened, Molly and her husband George decide to piece together a picture of Ursula’s last days. And it soon becomes clear that, for many people on the estate, hers was a very convenient death. The Palmer-Joneses embark on a murder investigation but even their professional expertise doesn’t prepare them for what is to follow. A lifetime’s worth of secrets must surface before a killer can finally be brought to justice . . .

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.

Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of the Vera and Shetland series, returns with the third Two Rivers novel, following The Long Call, now a Britbox adaptation, and The Heron''s Cry. When Jem Rosco - sailor, adventurer and local legend - blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. As abruptly as he arrived, Rosco disappears again. The locals think nothing of it; that''s the sort of man he is. Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out and Rosco''s body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own. This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn. Greystone is a place he came as a child, and this is a community he parted ways with years ago. Superstition and rumor mix as another body is found in Scully Cove, and Matthew finds his judgement clouded. As the stormy winds howl, and Venn and his team investigate, he realizes that their own lives might be in danger. "A surprising denouement moves this character-based mystery to the top tier." Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW "Bestseller Cleeves''s outstanding third Matthew Venn novel sees the detective returning to a small village on the northern English coast to solve a pair of murders...Cleeves crafts a devilishly intricate mystery that will surprise even seasoned genre fans, and Venn remains an appealing lead every bit as memorable as the author''s Vera Stanhope or Jimmy Perez. Cleeves''s fans and newcomers alike will be hungry for the next entry." Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW "The third (after The Heron''s Cry) in Cleeves''s award-winning series is an atmospheric police procedural that builds on the other books while introducing fascinating suspects." School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

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 tenth Vera Stanhope novel, The Rising Tide, a powerful novel about guilt, betrayal, and the longheld secrets people keep. A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller — Soon to be an episode of the hit TV show Vera "Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."—Louise Penny For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

Vera Stanhope, star of ITV''s Vera, returns in the tenth novel in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves'' acclaimed series.Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion.Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves returns with a delicious short story featuring DCI Vera Stanhope as a young woman, and also including an excerpt from the next Vera Stanhope novel, The Rising Tide. "Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."-Louise Penny A rare day off from policing leads DCI Vera Stanhope across the tidal causeway to Holy Island, the lure of crab sandwiches there too hard to resist. While on the island, she is reminded of the day decades before when, as a teenager, she went with her father Hector on another day trip. The day she watched him meet with a mystery woman on the beach... Vera already knew then that Hector kept secrets, but this time the fledging investigator was determined to find the truth of why he was meeting the woman on the island, never realizing it would mean taking her first step onto a path to becoming a detective... In this wonderful short story, Ann Cleeves shows us the origins of Vera as a detective, and showcases the setting for her next novel, The Rising Tide.

Poliskommissarie Matthew Venn kallas till en spektakulär mordplats i en konstnärsateljé. Den före detta läkaren Nigel Yeo har huggits till döds med en sylvass glasskärva. Yeo framstår som ett osannolikt mordoffer. Trots det har någon velat honom ont, någon som inte drar sig för ytterligare dåd. Utredningen för Matthew in i en härva av lögner som gör balansgången mellan professionellt och privat allt svårare.

Ann Cleeves—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—returns with The Heron''s Cry, the mesmerizing second book in the Matthew Venn series. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “In Matthew Venn, Ann has created a complex, daring, subtle character.” —Louise Penny "A complex mystery full of surprises . . . this character-driven exploration of people''s darkest flaws is a sterling example of Cleeves'' formidable talents." —Kirkus Reviews North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. 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 with a shard of one of his glassblower daughter''s 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 she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband. Then another body is found--killed in a similar way. Matthew soon finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home. DI Matthew Venn returns in The Heron''s Cry, in Ann Cleeves powerful next novel, proving once again that she is a master of her craft.

A Shetland című, skót BAFTA-díjas tévésorozat alapjául szolgáló thriller. CWA Aranytőr-díj (2006) A magányos, kiközösített Magnus Tait vendégeket vár szilveszter estéjén, de azok csak nem jönnek. Másnap reggel meggyilkolt tizenéves lány holttestét találják meg a közelben, és a gyanú Magnusra terelődik. Jimmy Perez felügyelő nyomozni kezd, és a szálak a Shetland-szigetek múltjába vezetnek, olyan ügyek közé, amelyeket jobb nem feszegetni. „A fotelhez szögez. Csodálatosan megírt történet.” - Val McDermid „Ott munkál benne mindaz a feszültség, ami azokra a helyekre jellemző, ahol mindenki ismer mindenkit, és semmi nem merül feledésbe.” - Times Literary Supplement „Hideglelős. Vérfagyasztó.” - Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review „Az év egyik legjobb krimije. Ne hagyják ki.” - Rocky Mountain News „Kifinomult, baljós pszichológiai thriller. Cleeves nemzedékének egyik legjobbja.” - Globe and Mail „Ann jellemábrázolás tekintetében a műfaj egyik legjobbja. Ritkán fordul elő, hogy a helyszín ilyen szépen kirajzolódik egy thrillerből.” - Daily Express „Életszerű, jellegzetes szereplők, szokatlan végkimenetel. Tökéletes regény.” - Tribune „Cleeves igazán kifinomult alkotó - ez egy mesterien megformált, átgondolt regény.” - Sunday Telegraph „Cleeves hihetetlenül jó - mind atmoszféra, mind cselekmény és karakterek tekintetében.” - Times A skót vidékeken játszódó Shetland sorozat eddig 5. évadig jutott el és vált a történetei és karakterei által a nézők és az olvasók kedvencévé. ANN CLEEVES New York Times bestsellerszerző, akinek könyvei világszerte több millió példányban keltek el. 2017-ben a CWA, a brit Detektívregényírók Szövetsége Gyémánttőr díjjal tüntette ki. Cleeves regényei alapján készültek a nagysikerű Shetland és Vera tévésorozatok.

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation. But when one of them goes missing, her path leads her to more than a missing friend ... Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writer''s House, a country retreat for aspiring authors. Things get complicated when a body is discovered and Vera''s neighbour is found with a knife in her hand. Calling in the team, Vera knows that she should hand the case over. She''s too close to the main suspect. But the investigation is too tempting and she''s never been one to follow the rules. Vera must find a killer who has taken murder off the page and is making it real ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! NOW A BRITBOX SERIES STARRING BEN ALDRIDGE AND PEARL MACKIE The Long Call from Ann Cleeves—bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—introduces the first in the stunning Matthew Venn series. “In Matthew Venn, Ann has created a complex, daring, subtle character.” —Louise Penny "Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter."—David Baldacci In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his estranged father’s funeral takes place. On the day Matthew left the strict evangelical community he grew up in, he lost his family too. Now, as he turns and walks away again, he receives a call from one of his team. A body has been found on the beach nearby: a man with a tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. The case calls Matthew back to the people and places of his past, as deadly secrets hidden at their hearts are revealed, and his new life is forced into a collision course with the world he thought he’d left behind.

Deux cadavres retrouvés dans le paisible comté du Northemburland.. Tous deux entourés de pétales de fleurs. Une énigme à résoudre pour l''inspectrice Vera Stanhope, héroïne de la série à succès diffusée sur France 3. Un corps couvert de fleurs : Vera débusquera-t-elle l''assassin ? Il fait chaud, ce jour-là, sur les côtes du Northumberland. Revenue d''une virée en ville, Julie Armstrong n''aurait jamais cru faire une aussi macabre découverte : son fils étranglé dans sa baignoire, le corps couvert de fleurs sauvages...Ce meurtre d''"esthète" laisse l''inspectrice Vera Stanhope et son équipe sous le choc. Lorsqu''un second corps est découvert dans un décor similaire, Vera sait vite ce qu''elle doit faire pour débusquer le criminel.Rares sont les indices susceptibles d''aiguiller Vera, mais la voilà intriguée par le groupe d''amis qui a découvert le second corps. Qu''est-ce qui relie ces quatre hommes et cette femme ? Pendant ce temps, le tueur reste dans l''ombre, attendant l''occasion de reproduire son œuvre d''art morbide...Solitaire et grande gueule, plus portée sur le single malt que sur l''Earl Grey, le personnage d''inspectrice créé par Ann Cleeves a rejoint Poirot et Mrs Marple au panthéon des détectives de caractère !

Helena och Daniel Fleming flyttar med sina barn till den avlägset belägna orten Deltaness på Shetlandsöarna för att få en nystart. Sonen Christopher har autism och föräldrarna hoppas att en mindre skola ska ge honom bättre stöd än han fått på sin förra skola i London. Men familjen märker snart att alla i det lilla samhället inte är lika glada över deras ankomst. Någon skickar Helena små teckningar av en streckgubbe i en snara. Det visar sig att den tidigare ägaren av familjen Flemings nya hus begick självmord genom att hänga sig i ladan på gården. När Emma Shearer, barnflicka hos traktens läkare, hittas hängd i samma lada rubriceras dödsfallet som mord, inte självmord. Inom kort sprids skvallret om hennes förhållande med Daniel som en löpeld, och fallet hamnar på Jimmy Perez bord. Kommer Perez att lyckas hitta Emma Shearers mördare innan familjen Fleming har krossats för alltid? Vild eld är den totalt sett åttonde boken i Ann Cleeves Shetlandserie och del fyra i den nya kvartetten. Cleeves böcker ligger till grund för teveserien Shetland, som sänts på SVT.

The eighth book in Ann Cleeves'' bestselling Shetland series - a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall.

CWA Diamond Dagger winner Ann Cleeves’s Shetland Island series has long been beloved both by fans who have been intrigued by Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez from the very first page, and converts drawn in by the brilliant BBC series Shetland. Set in the most northerly community in the UK, the islands have a stark beauty that provides the backdrop for Jimmy’s quietly intense cases. Here together for the first time in a fantastic low-priced eBook bundle are the first four Shetland Island mysteries: Raven Black: Winner of the coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Raven Black begins on New Year’s Eve with lonely outcast Magnus Tait. When the body of a murdered girl is discovered, suspicion falls on Magnus, and Inspector Jimmy Perez enters an investigative maze that leads deeper into the past of the Shetland Islands than anyone wants to go. White Nights: The launch of an exhibition at The Herring House art gallery is disturbed by a stranger who bursts into tears then claims not to remember who he is or where he comes from. The next day he’s found dead, and Jimmy must follow the winding trail the stranger has left behind to its conclusion. Red Bones: When a young archaeologist discovers a set of human remains, the locals are intrigued. Is it an ancient find—or a more contemporary mystery? Then an elderly woman is fatally shot, and Jimmy Perez is called in. In Red Bones, a claustrophobic mist swirls around the Shetland Islands, and Inspector Perez finds himself totally in the dark. Blue Lightning: Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez brings his fiancée home to Fair Isle, a birder’s paradise, but when a woman’s body is discovered at the island’s bird observatory, the investigation is hampered by a raging storm that renders the island totally isolated. Jimmy has to find clues the old-fashioned way, and he has to do it quickly. There’s a killer on the island just waiting for the chance to strike again.

Un''autrice tradotta in 23 Paesi La regina inglese del thriller è tornata «Una storia così dark che vi farà accendere tutte le luci intorno a voi.» People A Whalsay, una piccola isola delle Shetland, nel mare del nord, in cui si alternano lunghi mesi di buio e mesi in cui il sole splende anche a mezzanotte, vive una comunità chiusa e gelosa dei propri segreti. Quando una giovane archeologa, nel corso di uno scavo, rinviene dei resti umani, gli abitanti sono sconvolti: si tratta di reperti antichi o della prova di un crimine più recente? Poco tempo dopo il ritrovamento, nel cuore della notte, un’anziana signora viene uccisa in casa sua. A indagare sul caso è l’ispettore Jimmy Perez. Il paesaggio desolato e la dura vita di mare però hanno reso gli abitanti dell’isola sospettosi e riservati, e per l’ispettore si rivela molto difficile ottenere informazioni. Scavando nella vita della vittima, una donna solitaria e orgogliosa, Perez scopre una faida tra famiglie che va avanti da generazioni. Mentre una fitta nebbia annuncia l’arrivo della primavera, Jimmy deve portare alla luce segreti rimasti sepolti per troppo tempo, se vuole impedire all’assassino di uccidere ancora. Un’isola avvolta nella nebbia Una comunità che custodisce con cura i propri segreti Un passato che deve restare sepolto «Ann Cleeves descrive alla perfezione la vita sull’isola, le aspettative, le delusioni e i silenzi ostinati. Tutti i lettori dovrebbero dare all’ispettore Perez un’opportunità.» Kirkus Reviews «Ann Cleeves si conferma la regina del crime-thriller con questo eccellente romanzo.» Sunday Mirror «Ann Cleeves non sbaglia un colpo.» The Globe and Mail Ann Cleeves Vive nel West Yorkshire con il marito e i due figli. Come membro della Murder Squad, Ann collabora con altri scrittori per promuovere la crime fiction. È autrice di moltissimi thriller e del ciclo di romanzi incentrati sulle indagini dell’ispettore Perez (la Newton Compton ha pubblicato in Italia La maledizione del corvo nero e Gli occhi della notte), a cui è ispirata la serie TV Shetland. Ha vinto il prestigioso Premio Duncan Lawrie Dagger come miglior thriller dell’anno.

The much-anticipated eighth novel in Ann Cleeves'' bestselling Vera Stanhope series.A visit to her local prison brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace. Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper - and Vera played a part in his downfall. Brace promises Vera information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious wheeler-dealer, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren. He tells her that Marshall is dead, his body is buried close to St Mary''s Island in Whitley Bay. However, when a search team investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two. This cold case case takes Vera back in time, and very close to home, as Brace and Marshall, along with a mysterious stranger known only as ''the Prof'', were close friends of Hector, her father. Together, they were ''the Gang of Four'', and Hector had been one of the last people to see Marshall alive. Vera must confront her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth, as the past begins to collide dangerously with the present... The Seagull is Ann Cleeves'' searing new novel, about corruption deep in the heart of a community, and about fragile, and fracturing, family relationships.

An early book in award-winning crime novelist Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series, brought to life by Brenda Blethyn in the hit TV series Vera.

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 Crow Trap, the first in the Vera Stanhope series. “Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.”—Louise Penny Three very different women come together to complete an environmental survey on the Northumberland countryside. Three women who, in some way or another, know the meaning of betrayal....For team leader Rachael Lambert the project is the perfect opportunity to rebuild her confidence after a double-betrayal by her lover and boss, Peter Kemp. Botanist Anne Preece, on the other hand, sees it as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace Fulwell, a strange, uncommunicative young woman with plenty of her own secrets to hide... When Rachael arrives at the cottage, however, she is horrified to discover the body of her friend Bella Furness. Bella, it appears, has committed suicide--a verdict Rachael finds impossible to accept. Only when the next death occurs does a fourth woman enter the picture--the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, who must piece together the truth from these women''s tangled lives in The Crow Trap.

Too Good To Be True is a gripping Quick Read from Ann Cleeves, featuring Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez from the bestselling Shetland series. When young teacher Anna Blackwell is found dead in her home, the police think her death was suicide or a tragic accident. After all, Stonebridge is a quiet country village in the Scottish Borders, where murders just don''t happen. But Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez soon arrives from far-away Shetland when his ex-wife, Sarah, asks him to look into the case. The local gossips are saying that her new husband, Tom, was having an affair with Anna. Could Tom have been involved with her death? Sarah refuses to believe it - but needs proof. Anna had been a teacher. She must have loved kids. Would she kill herself knowing there was nobody to look after her daughter? She had seemed happier than ever before she died. And to Perez, this suggests not suicide, but murder . . .

Ann Cleeves makes a much-anticipated return with another investigation for her brilliant detective DCI Vera Stanhope, brought to life in the hit TV series Vera by Brenda Blethyn.

En vennegjeng fra London reiser til Unst, den nordligste av Shetlandsøyene, for å feire bryllup. Sent på kvelden forsvinner den ene av dem, Eleanor, tilsynelatende i løse luften. Dagen etter får Eleanors venninne Polly en epost som ser ut til å inneholde Eleanors selvmordsbrev. Så dukker liket hennes opp, i en liten innsjø nær klippekanten. Etterforskerne Jimmy Perez og Willow Reeves kommer til Unst. Før hun forsvant hadde Eleanor påstått å ha sett spøkelset til et barn fra øya som druknet på 1920-tallet. Eleanor ble så interessert i den gamle legenden at vennene hennes oppfattet det som usunt, og som et uttrykk for at hun slet med mentale problemer. Men Jimmy og Willow er overbevist om at Eleanors død innbefatter mer enn først antatt. Finnes det en hemmelighet bak legenden, og kan hemmeligheten være av en slik art at noen – mange år senere – kunne tenkes å drepe for å beskytte den?

In this gloriously illustrated companion to her crime novels featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, Ann Cleeves takes readers through a year on Shetland. Discover its past, meet its people, celebrate its festivals and see how the flora and fauna of the islands change with the seasons. An archipelago of more than a hundred islands, Shetland is the one of the most remote places in the United Kingdom. Its fifteen hundred miles of shore mean that wherever one stands, there is a view of the sea. It has sheltered voes and beaches and dramatically exposed cliffs, lush meadows full of wild flowers in the summer and bleak hilltops where only the hardiest of plants will grow. It is a place where traditions are valued and celebrated, but new technologies and ways of working are also embraced. Whether it is the drama of the Viking fire festival of Up Helly Aa in winter, or the piercing blue and hot pink of spring flowers on the clifftops, the long, white nights of midsummer or the fierce gales and high tides of autumn, Shetland is vividly captured in all its bleak and special beauty. A book to treasure, full of photos and insightful notes about the stunning location of the Shetland series, now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall.

Fair Isle feels cut off from the rest of the world because of storms, when a woman''s body is discovered at a bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair. Detective Jimmy Perez has no support from the mainland and must investigate the old-fashioned way

West Country Wildlife''s birdwatching package to America has presented tour guide Rob Earle with the perfect opportunity for a reunion with his old college friends Mick Brownscombe, now working in Texas as an environmental consultant, and Oliver Adamson. It is the first time in twenty years the three have been together - since the fateful holiday to America during which they met the enigmatic Laurie . . . Rob''s tour party is hoping for spectacular sights at High Island on the Upper Texas coast. For here - as the spring storms begin - swarms of migrating birds fall from the sky seeking shelter. But as the rain pours down and the birds descend, the party is greeted with a far more shocking sight - the dead body of Mick Brownscombe. Back in Britain PIs George and Molly Palmer-Jones are working on a minor fraud case in which the name of Brownscombe Associates has also cropped up. So when George receives a desperate transatlantic call from his friend Rob, he is on the first plane to Texas. But his investigations make little progress - until the second body is found . . .

"When the body of a journalist is found, Detective Inspector Willow Reeves is drafted from outside to head up the investigation. Inspector Jimmy Perez has been out of the loop, but his local knowledge is needed in this case, and he decides to help Willow. The dead journalist had left the islands years before to pursue his writing career. In his wake, he left a scandal involving a young girl. When Willow and Jimmy dig deeper, they realize that the journalist was chasing a story that many Shetlanders didn''t want to come to the surface."--

Midsommar på Shetlandsöarna, den tid på året när fåglarna sjunger vid midnatt och solen aldrig går ner. I en avlägsen dal, precis vid vattnet, ligger Herring Gallery. Här förbereder man en vernissage, och Jimmy Perez, poliskommissarie på ön, är en av gästerna. Det är förvånansvärt nog ganska glest med besökare, trots att många inbjudits. Så anländer en okänd, välklädd man, går fram till en målning och brister i häftig gråt. Perez tar honom åt sidan och det framgår att mannen inte vet vem han är och varifrån han kommer. Och så är han plötsligt försvunnen. Nästa dag hittas han mördad i en lada intill, med en clownmask för ansiktet...Ann Cleeves är sedan länge en välkänd författare i Storbritannien. I Sverige utkom hon för första gången 2006 med den hyllade Svart som natten, den första av fyra fristående kriminalromaner som alla utspelar sig på Shetlandsöarna under olika årstider. Svart som natten har bland annat belönats med Duncan Lawrie Dagger för bästa engelska deckare 2006 och nominerades till Martin Beck Award 2007. Svart som natten har hittills sålt i ca 100 000 ex (original, reprint, audio) Om Svart som natten::"...en mästerligt skriven roman med utmejslade personporträtt, krypande spänning och en tät skildring av ett litet samhäller där alla vet allt om alla." Aftonbladet "Jag föll pladask för Cleeves språk, atmosfären och hennes förmåga att få karaktärerna att kännas äkta ... Njut!” Hennes "Svart som natten är en av de bästa deckarna jag har läst. En riktig favorit." Smålänningen

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again. A Prey to Murder is the fourth mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. The huge and powerful hawk dominated the scene. Its talons pierced the woman’s flesh and the beak pointed towards her eyes . . . The sight is a particularly horrible shock for George Palmer-Jones, ornithologist and amateur detective, as he was an old friend of the victim Eleanor Masefield. George and his wife Molly are staying at Eleanor’s family run hotel, and whilst George believed Eleanor was a beautiful and charming widow, Molly has other ideas. Is Molly a little jealous? Or was Eleanor more a black widow – a ruthless manipulator of all those caught in her far-reaching web? Can Molly prove it in time to prevent another death?

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again Murder in Paradise is the third mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Cheerful festivities take a dark turn when the groom’s sister slips and tumbles to the perilous rocks below . . . Newlyweds Jim and Sarah are welcomed home from their honeymoon to the Scottish island of Kinness with a huge celebration, and the whole island is present to witness the bitter end. But did Jim’s younger sister Mary fall? Or was she pushed? George Palmer-Jones, retired birdwatcher and amateur detective, suspects the latter. But proving it will be difficult – no one wants to upset the balance of the island’s ancient relationships. There are definitely secrets being hidden, and George, helped by Sarah, begin to piece together a tragic story he wishes he had never heard. Kinness is a paradise lost . . .

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again The Baby-Snatcher is the sixth and final mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Marilyn Howe’s and her mother Kathleen are an inseparable duo, until one night Kathleen doesn’t come home . . . Fifteen year old Marilyn turns up alone and frightened on Inspector Ramsay’s doorstep so he takes the young girl home to the isolated coastal community known as the Headland. And in the Howes’ dark and cluttered kitchen they find Kathleen safe and apparently well, though acting rather mysteriously. Six months later, Ramsay has more or less forgotten the strange incident, busy as he is on the trail of a local child abductor. Until he receives news that Mrs Howe has disappeared once more. And for the second time he is drawn into the strange relationships of the families living on the lonely Headland. Then a woman’s body is washed up on the beach . . .