The Heron's Cry The Heron's Cry
Book 2 - Two Rivers

The Heron's Cry

Now a major ITV series starring Ben Aldridge as Detective Matthew Venn

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    • £4.99

Publisher Description

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge.

The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves.

‘Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning’
David Baldacci

North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coast-line. 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 Eve 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 series following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call.

Praise for The Long Call:

‘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

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2021
2 September
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Pan Macmillan
SIZE
2.6
MB

Customer Reviews

quikquiz ,

Fabulous

Another great detective created by an amazing author. Can’t wait to read more about Matthew Venn.

Bob Mulligan ,

The Heron’s Cry

Superb read, up to the Standard set by the Shetland books.

Mischa's ma ,

The Heron’s Cry.

Another fabulous read in the Matthew Venn series.
Cleeve never fails to conjure a great atmosphere and plot line.
Looking forward to the next in the series.

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