The Dark Wives
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves is set to be published by Pan Macmillan on March 11, 2025. This edition spans 400 pages and is presented in English. The story follows DI Vera Stanhope as she investigates the murder of Josh, a staff member at Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. When his body is discovered by a dog-walker, Vera’s investigation leads her to the disappearance of fourteen-year-old Chloe Spence, raising questions about the teenager’s potential involvement.
As Vera, along with her team members Joe and Rosie Bell, delves deeper into the case, they uncover connections to local folklore and superstition, particularly after a second body is found near the Three Dark Wives monument. The narrative explores the dark secrets within the community, suggesting that the truth may be more perilous than Vera initially anticipated. Readers will find a blend of mystery and crime elements as the investigation unfolds against the backdrop of Northumbrian landscapes.
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New York Times bestselling author of the Shetland and Two Rivers series, Ann Cleeves, returns with the eleventh in the acclaimed Northumbrian-set Vera Stanhope series, following on from The Rising Tide.
A man’s body is found in the early morning light by a local dog-walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who was due to work the previous night but never showed up.
DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate the death. Her only clue is the disappearance of one of the home’s residents, fourteen-year-old Chloe Spence. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility.
Vera, Joe and new team member Rosie Bell are soon embroiled in the case and, when a second connected body is found near the Three Dark Wives monument in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, superstition and folklore begin to collide with fact.
Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, but it seems that the dark secrets in their community may be far more dangerous that she could ever have believed possible.
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