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The Heron’s Cry is published by Pan Macmillan and is available at Exclusive Books stores for R338. Her novels sell widely and to critical acclaim in the United States. She’s a bestseller in Scandinavia and Germany. In 2006, Ann Cleeves was the first winner of the prestigious Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award of the Crime Writers’ Association for Raven Black, the first volume of her Shetland series.Īnn’s books have been translated into twenty languages. If we believe in equality of opportunity we must fight not just for the buildings but for the range of books inside and the skilled staff who can promote reading in all its forms.”Īnn has been presented with many awards for her body of work such as the Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers’ Association, the highest honour in British crime writing, at the CWA’s Dagger Awards ceremony in London. Ann has worked with libraries her entire career and was even appointed as a National Libraries Day ambassador in 2016.Īnn states that “Libraries matter.
Matthew is unnerved, though, to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.Īnd huge thanks to for the pics! And generally looking after me on the trip… /wls6qmWsZq- Ann Cleeves November 23, 2021Īnn grew up in North Devon but in 1987, Ann, her husband Tim and their two daughters moved to Northumberland and the north east provides the inspiration for many of her subsequent titles.
He’s a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. 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.ĭr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. For fans of fast-paced, action-packed thrillers, this one might be a bit too slow for you, but for bookworms who prefer a slow-burner with a gradually developing story, this book is one to put on the Christmas wish list. This is a book more suited to a leisurely night by the fire rather a quick, tense read in one sitting experience. ➙ ? #ZoomerReads /LxnQPdxvul- Zoomer Magazine December 1, 2021
Bestselling British mystery writer #AnnCleeves talks about her new book, #TheHeronsCry, shares how The Long Call is making British prime-time TV history and offers a hint of what’s in store for Vera.