The Heron's Cry
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3.8 • 56 Ratings
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- £11.99
Publisher Description
Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.
'Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning' – David Baldacci
The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves.
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. His daughter Eve is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her 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 finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home . . .
The Heron's Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers crime series, following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call.
Praise for The Long Call:
'As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter' - David Baldacci
'Had me hooked . . . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story' - The Times
'A triumph that cements Cleeves’ status as one of Britain’s best crime writers' - Daily Express
'Clever, compassionate and atmospheric . . . I am already a Matthew Venn fan' - Elly Griffiths
'Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot' - Mail on Sunday
'A traditional mystery of the best sort' - Guardian
Customer Reviews
*Engaging*
DI Matthew Venn is on his way to a crime scene in a rural area of North Devon where a collection of artists live and work.
The body of a man is found at the very place that houses his daughter’s work. She is a glassblower and the murder weapon is a shard of glass used for her work. Sadly she finds him and is shocked beyond belief.
No one in the village can understand who would want him dead but unbeknownst to Matthew the victim worked out who killed someone whose murder was supposed to look like suicide. The victim had to be silenced.
Soon after there is another body using the same murder weapon and Mathew and his team are slowly trying to connect the pieces.
It’s not a fast moving plot but I still found it engaging and I enjoyed how Matthew who is so methodical and serious wrapped up the case.