The Crow Trap is the first book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, Vera.
Ann Cleeves is the author of over thirty critically acclaimed
novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime
writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular
detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez who can now be found on
television in ITV's Vera and BBC One's Shetland. The TV series and
the books they are based on have become international sensations,
capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook, and
auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of
'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to
promote crime fiction. Ann is also a passionate champion for
libraries and was a National Libraries Day Ambassador in 2016. Ann
lives in North Tyneside near where the Vera books are set.
A cleverly plotted psychological thriller
*The Times*
If you’re a fan of ITV’s crime drama Vera, you’ll love the books
that inspired the series
*S Magazine*
Vera is extremely intelligent and plain-spoken, and her appearance
on the page is striking . . . [Cleeves'] depiction of the moody
landscape creates a setting as strong a character as any
individual
*Richard Osman, author of The Thursday Murder Club series*
Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves
*Val McDermid, author of the Karen Pirie series*
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