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The Moth Catcher
Vera Stanhope (Related to this series)
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Narrator
- Janine Birkett
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 28 October 2021
- Run Time
- 11 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Narrative theme: sense of place
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
The Moth Catcher is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope detective series – which is now a major ITV crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.
As though to a flame, they were drawn to their deaths . . .
Life seems perfect in Valley Farm, a quiet community in Northumberland. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist named Patrick, to look after the place while they’re away. But Patrick is found dead by the side of the lane into the valley – a beautiful, lonely place to die.
DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene and when searching the attic of the big house – where Patrick had a flat – she finds the body of a second man. The only thing connecting the two victims is a fascination with studying moths – and catching these beautiful, rare creatures.
Those who live in the close-knit Valley Farm development have secrets too, and as Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be deadly secrets trapped there . . .
Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with The Seagull, the next entry in the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling crime series.
Critics Review
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Vera, as always, is a delight
The Guardian
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Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves
Val McDermid, award-winning author of Silent Bones
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Cleeves is quietly carving out a reputation as the new Queen of Crime
Sunday Mirror
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The Queen of the detective novel, thrilling millions of readers
Daily Express
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Another brilliantly narrated Vera mystery. Disparate strands with perplexing connections seem to lead to dead ends until finally coming together at the very end in a dramatic climax. The characters of Vera and her close team members emerge as rounded and complex individuals in a much more vivid way than in the TV series. Thoroughly recommended for lovers of detective fiction.
jackdor 2024-08-13
Details
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Narrator
- Janine Birkett
- Duration
- 11 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 October 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529097610
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Narrative theme: sense of place
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
The Moth Catcher is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope detective series – which is now a major ITV crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.As though to a flame, they were drawn to their deaths . . .Life seems perfect in Valley Farm, a quiet community in Northumberland. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist named Patrick, to look after the place while they’re away. But Patrick is found dead by the side of the lane into the valley – a beautiful, lonely place to die.DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene and when searching the attic of the big house – where Patrick had a flat – she finds the body of a second man. The only thing connecting the two victims is a fascination with studying moths – and catching these beautiful, rare creatures.Those who live in the close-knit Valley Farm development have secrets too, and as Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be deadly secrets trapped there . . .Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with The Seagull, the next entry in the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling crime series.
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