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.
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What I thought about The Dark Wives
Oops, I did it again. When I picked up this title, I had no idea that it was the eleventh book in a series! I can safely say that this worked as a standalone, but it did make me want to check out some of the other titles in this series.
Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope has a new case. A man is found dead near a school for wayward teenagers, where a young female student happens to be missing. Vera and her team must unravel what's going on with both cases. When another body is found at the standing stones called the Three Wives, she really has some work to do to solve these cases. Things do seem to be centered around Rosebank, the facility for the troubled children.
I like reading authors who give me a story with a new perspective, or interesting setting, or anything that makes me feel transported to a new place. I felt that with this novel. I don't know much about UK crime processing, but I feel like I know more about the process and the people who undertake these sorts of cases, especially when there are cultural elements to what is happening on page. There's a great atmosphere to this story that I loved which gave the story a strong anchor and kept me invested in the story. I liked these characters and this left me interested in learning more about their respective journeys. The addition of a new member of the team brought some conflicts outside of the immediate criminal case.
Overall, I liked this and will look for more Vera in the earlier books in the series.
ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series―Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge―all of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox.
The first Shetland novel, Raven Black,
won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel,
and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the
OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the
United Kingdom.
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