After the careful sorting and reconstruction of information, the drama escalates into a fast and furious, edge of the seat finale.Īnother must-read from this well-loved and highly regarded author. The plot twists and turns like the coastal paths of Devon and each of the characters are finely crafted.

He is also disturbed to discover that Eve is a good friend of his husband, Jonathan.Īfter the highly acclaimed “Vera” and “Shetland” series of books, leading to equally popular TV series, Ann Cleeves continues to thrill with her second Matthew Venn novel. Matthew soon discovers that the local community is not as united as it seems and he needs to work meticulously to sift the truth from the lies. Then, while attempting to discover the whereabouts of persons connected to the workshops and adjoining farm at the time of the stabbing, another body is found – killed in a similar fashion. Dr Yeo is a well-liked public servant, heading the North Devon Patients Together organisation.Īlong with his Detective Sergeant, Liverpudlian Jen Rafferty, and his sidekick, Ross May, Matthew tries to piece together the events leading up to the murder. These are soon to become a major TV series.ĭuring a hot summer in North Devon, Detective Matthew Venn is called to a crime scene in one of the art workshops on a property owned by economist Francis Ley.ĭr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed by a shard of glass from a vase made by his daughter, Eve, who had found his body. It follows her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call. The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves, creator of the popular detectives’ Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez, is the second novel in her latest Two Rivers series featuring Detective Matthew Venn.

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