The Dark Wives

Vera Stanhope, Book 11

De: Ann Cleeves

Narrado por: Janine Birkett

"Janine Birkett's marvelous narration enhances this riveting mystery, part of the Vera Stanhope series, set on the majestic northeast coast of England"—AudioFile on The Seagull, an Earphones Award winner

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning eleventh book explores the web of secrets surrounding a young man's death.

The man’s body is found in the early morning light by a local dog walker in the park outside Rosebank, a home for troubled teens in the coastal village of Longwater. 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, with her only clue being 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 Northumberland countryside, superstition and folklore begin to collide with fact. Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, and the dark secrets in their community that may be far more dangerous than she could have ever believed possible.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

©2024 Ann Cleeves (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Forceful . . . Multiple narrators and a core cast of keenly rendered characters lend the tale dimension while furthering the series arc. Cleeves’s fans will be well satisfied.”—Publishers Weekly

“A taut police procedural enhanced by relevant social consciousness.”—Booklist

“Like Rendell and James before her, like McDermid and Rankin today, Ann Cleeves is one of our secret chroniclers, charting—under cover of a series of expertly plotted and mesmerizing crime novels—how we live now.”—Mick Herron, author of the Slough House series

the story line

Who done it,and how they found out . The twists and turns. the cast of the story.

Another Vera Book!

I’ve always enjoyed the Vera books & was so happy when another was written. And this was as good as the older ones, the author hasn’t lost her touch. Keep our fingers crossed there may be more.

never formulaic

I so appreciate that this author does not just crank out a formulaic series: her characters evolve and the situations involve important issues without being preachy. I particularly like the continuing presence of Vera’s departed complex father in the story. Cleeve’s descriptions of the natural world as context are superb.

Vera is back!

Ann Cleeves is a masterful storyteller. Twists and turns abound.
As usual Vera Stanhope had it figured out before her team or the reader!

Vera never fails to impress!

There was one thing that kept bugging me today, even though the story was interesting. I felt like it was a little too pulled out of the hat in terms of her, figuring it out, and the lack of teamwork is beginning to bug me a little. I’m now used to detectives having relationships with ornery, Pathologist, and, difficult bosses, and Vera seems to work and in world of her own. I was also hoping to have a little bit more… Mystical?… Connection with the three dark wives. So I would say this is a good story, but not one of her best.

Love the characters, the story just OK

Always love to listen to another Vera story, but they are getting a little predictable and politically correct.

Not the best narrator.

A good Vera story, but the narrator let it down. It was distracting , especially Joe’s voice.

Truly Marvelous

There are not enough superlatives to describe Ann Cleeves . I have not enjoyed a book this much in a very long time. If you love Vera, you will love the Dark Wives. Janine Birkett is outstanding.

Vera

Interesting story and plot twists. Vera is becoming less of a sad loner and more open, compassionate, and aware of the feelings, motives, etc. of her team. She seems to care how her own behavior affects others. She seems to enjoy some social interactions with her team and maybe even open to friendships.

Good plot

I enjoyed the story line but could do without the different voices on and off. I much prefer a single reader telling the story.