{"product_id":"the-vera-stanhope-series-book-9-11-by-ann-cleeves-3-books-collection-set-fiction-paperback","title":"The Vera Stanhope Series (Book 9-11) by Ann Cleeves: 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in this set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Darkest Evening (Book 9)\u003cbr\u003e2. The Rising Tide (Book 10)\u003cbr\u003e3. The Dark Wives (Book 11)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Darkest Evening (Book 9)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eChristmas is coming – and death is at the door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe darkest nights can hide the deadliest secrets . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope’s only thought is to get there quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with the snow driving down heavily, she becomes disorientated and loses her way, eventually stumbling on another car abandoned on the road. With the driver’s door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera has a new case. Could she be the child’s mother and, if she is, what happened to her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rising Tide (Book 10)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShallow waters hide the deepest secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dark Wives (Book 11)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA local myth. A deadly threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can't see anything. It's as if this house is on its own in the world, as if I'm on my own in the world and nobody would care if I died . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a body is found on the common outside Rosebank, an isolated care home for troubled teens, DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work, and her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, near the Three Dark Wives standing stones, a second body is found. As folklore and fact begin to collide, Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut it seems that there are dark secrets in their community - ones that may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117426274483,"sku":"B2D6836","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/files\/ann.jpg?v=1785511117","url":"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/the-vera-stanhope-series-book-9-11-by-ann-cleeves-3-books-collection-set-fiction-paperback","provider":"Books2Door","version":"1.0","type":"link"}