New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves returns with The Heron's
Cry, the extraordinary follow-up to The Long Call, now a major TV
series, alongside her two hit TV shows Shetland and Vera.
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.
