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Hidden Depths

Vera Stanhope, Book 3

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Hidden Depths

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Janine Birkett
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Hidden Depths is the third book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.

A killer who is making an art out of murder . . .

A hot summer on the Northumberland coast and Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers.

This stylized murder scene has captured Inspector Vera Stanhope’s attention. And then another body is discovered in a rock pool, the corpse again strewn with flowers. Vera must work quickly to find this killer who is making art out of death.

As local residents are forced to share their deepest, darkest secrets, the killer watches, waits and plans to prepare another beautiful, watery grave . . .

Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Silent Voices, The Glass Room, Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull, and The Darkest Evening.

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Critic Reviews

A dark, interesting novel with considerable emotional force behind it
Ann Cleeves is a skilful technician, keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouement. Her easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fiction
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Another great story about the curmudgeonly Vera Stanhope, and the murders she solves along the Northumberland coast. An easy read, and a good companion for 10 hours.

Another great Vera story

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The books in this series are wonderful. With complex and intriguing characters and absorbing stories. The narrator is brilliant! Can’t wait to listen to the next one.

Wonderful series

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