The Moth Catcher: A Vera Stanhope Novel 7
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Publisher Description
The Moth Catcher is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major TV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.
Life seems perfect in Valley Farm, a quiet community in Northumberland. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist named Patrick, to look after the place while they're away. But Patrick is found dead by the side of the lane into the valley - a beautiful, lonely place to die.
DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene, with her detectives Holly and Joe. When they look round the attic of the big house - where Patrick has a flat - she finds the body of a second man. All the two victims have in common is a fascination with moths - catching these beautiful, rare creatures.
The three couples who live in the Valley Farm development have secrets too: Annie and Sam's daughter is due to be released from prison any day; Nigel watches, silently, every day, from his window. As Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be deadly secrets trapped here ...
Customer Reviews
Great reading
A carefully scripted novel. I particularly like the way Anne manages to write true to life characters.
Another Excellent Who Dunnit
Excellent read, the characters all gathered in the claustrophobic valley adds to the building tension.
The Moth Catcher
Another great Vera story. Ann Cleeves captures the essence of all the characters so well. There is the usual, complicated, twists in the plot that hold one enthralled until the end. If you like a well written engaging police detective story I would recommend this book and, in fact, the whole Vera series