With Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez, Detective Matthew Venn, and Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, Ann Cleeves has created mystery worlds filled with complex and flawed characters, intricate plots, and richly engrossing atmospheres. And, THE RAGING STORM is no exception, as Matthew Venn takes on a case with a missing sailor and a looming storm. Not only Know More » […]
Tag: Vera Stanhope series
Book + Author: Ann Cleeves
Come join us! Sign up to participate in the next event in Macmillan’s Book + Author series: a virtual launch event with author Ann Cleeves for the release of THE RISING TIDE, the stunning next book in the Vera Stanhope series that explores guilt, betrayal, and the secrets people keep. Book + Author: Ann CleevesThursday, Know More » […]
Author Spotlight: Ann Cleeves (9/10/20)
Today we spotlight New York Times bestselling and award-winning mystery author extraordinaire Ann Cleeves. In her ninth adventure, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope discovers a mysterious car on the side of the road on a snowy winter night with a toddler in the back seat and no one in sight. THE DARKEST EVENING: A Vera Stanhope Know More » […]
Murder Mystery with Ann Cleeves
Who doesn’t love a good role-play murder mystery?! To celebrate the publication of her latest Vera Stanhope novel, THE DARKEST EVENING, Ann Cleeves has penned a short mystery you can act out with your friends/patrons! Download the full script here. THE DARKEST EVENING: A Vera Stanhope Novel; ISBN 9781250204509; on sale 9/8/20 […]
Thriller Thursday (4/26/18 Edition)
Sleuths abound in today’s #ThrillerThursday reads! ANTIQUE BLUES by Jane K. Cleland Josie Prescott must confront suspicious antiques dealers and her own friend’s killer in the twelfth mystery in this beloved cozy series set in New Hampshire. “The 12th title in Cleland’s character-driven series is as fascinating as its predecessors with plenty of details that Know More » […]
Free Ann Cleeves Murder Mystery Game!
To celebrate the forthcoming publication of THE GLASS ROOM (book #5 in the Vera Stanhope series, on sale 4/24 simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback), Ann Cleeves developed a murder mystery game to be performed at libraries and bookstores! The script is designed to be read by four actors, and directions on how to stage Know More » […]
2018 Edgar & Barry Award Nominees + New Mysteries
Didja see our 2018 Edgar nominees?! Plus the following mysteries are up for the 2018 Barry Awards: Best First Novel THE DRY by Jane Harper Best Thriller TRAP THE DEVIL by Ben Coes Winners will be announced September 6, 2018 at Bouchercon. Now on to this week’s new mysteries! THE MITFORD MURDERS by Jessica Fellowes Know More » […]
All Things Ann Cleeves! (And a Free Murder Mystery Game)
Friends, we can’t get enough of Ann Cleeves. The prolific mystery author of the Vera Stanhope and Shetland Island series is being awarded the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger, which is the highest honor in British Crime Writing! Did you also know that in 2016, Ann was appointed as a National Libraries Day ambassador, Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (2/23/17 Edition)
Sleuths from 16th century England to the present abound in our #ThrillerThursday picks: THE CROW TRAP by Ann Cleeves (also available in trade paperback) DI Vera Stanhope investigates a murder that rips through a group of women conducting an environmental survey. “Published in the UK in 1998 and just now released in the United States, Know More » […]
LJ’s ALA Midwinter 2017 Galley Guide
So many galleys, so little time! Library Journal‘s Barbara Hoffert put together a guide for ALA Midwinter 2017, so you know just what to grab. Here are her top picks from the Macmillan booth #1818 (and don’t forget to drop in during the United for Libraries (UFL) Spotlight on Adult Literature, Saturday, 1/21, from 2:00 Know More » […]
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