The Long Call
by Ann Cleeves
2020-12-29 18:50:36
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A USA TODAY BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY NOVEL A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF FALL 2019 The Long Call from Ann Cleevesâbestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetl...
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A USA TODAY BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY NOVEL A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF FALL 2019 The Long Call from Ann Cleevesâbestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV showsâintroduces the first in a gripping new series , told with deep compassion and searing insight . âIn Matthew Venn, Ann has created a complex, daring, subtle character.â âLouise Penny "Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleevesâ latest crimefighter."âDavid Baldacci In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his estranged fatherâs funeral takes place. On the day Matthew left the strict evangelical community he grew up in, he lost his family too. Now, as he turns and walks away again, he receives a call from one of his team. A body has been found on the beach nearby: a man with a tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. The case calls Matthew back to the people and places of his past, as deadly secrets hidden at their hearts are revealed, and his new life is forced into a collision course with the world he thought heâd left behind.
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