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DI Matthew Venn peels back layer upon layer to discover the dark secrets one family is keeping in this searing new novel, brimming with energy and taut with claustrophobic tension.
A scorching heatwave marks the start of the summer in Devon. Detective Matthew Venn is called in to investigate a puzzling death, when the body of a young woman, Lottie, is found in the swimming pool of a luxurious holiday home. The girl’s best friend, Hannah, whose family owns the house, is missing. The girls had arrived a few days earlier to celebrate the end of their school exams, quickly stirring unrest in the small community with incendiary social media videos mocking the place as parochial.
When further tragedy strike, Venn and his team begin questioning a community filled with secrets. The fact that Hannah’s father, Paul Armstrong, is a rising political star with powerful enemies draws intense media scrutiny to the case.
With the summer heat come holidaymakers, and it emerges that some of them may have stronger connections with the Armstrong family than first thought. Venn knows all too well that the real answers lie not in what people say, but in the silences that they keep.
Review
What happened to Lottie and what did Hannah see? Is that why she disappeared? Or is she also dead? Has Venn and his team come to the scene, they don't know if they only have one fatality or potential for two. Time is ticking as they hunt for Hannah. Was the suspect at the music festival that occurred over the weekend and are they still on scene or have they fled? The team has their work cut out for them to try to figure out who would want to harm either one of the girls or was the foul play more to do with Hannah's father's position in government? With way too many answers and not enough clues the team feels like they're fighting everyone in the village to try to find the answers. Another sharp Cleeves book, this one will have you turning pages late into the night!
About the Author
ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series—Shetland, Vera, and The Long Call—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.
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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