Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves
Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves
5 Rating(s)
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Harbour Street
A Vera Stanhope Mystery

Author: Ann Cleeves

Narrator: Janine Birkett

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2015


Synopsis

From Ann Cleeves—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes Harbour Street.

“Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.”—Louise Penny

As the snow falls thickly on Newcastle, the shouts and laughter of Christmas revelers break the muffled silence. Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie are swept along in the jostling crowd onto the Metro.

But when the train is stopped due to the bad weather, and the other passengers fade into the swirling snow, Jessie notices that one lady hasn't left the train: Margaret Krukowski has been fatally stabbed.

Arriving at the scene, DI Vera Stanhope is relieved to have an excuse to escape the holiday festivities. As she stands on the silent, snow-covered station platform, Vera feels a familiar buzz of anticipation, sensing that this will be a complex and unusual case.

Then, just days later, a second woman is murdered. Vera knows that to find the key to this new killing she needs to understand what had been troubling Margaret so deeply before she died - before another life is lost. She can feel in her bones that there's a link. Retracing Margaret's final steps, Vera finds herself searching deep into the hidden past of this seemingly innocent neighborhood, led by clues that keep revolving around one street...Harbour Street.

Told with piercing prose and a forensic eye, Ann Cleeves' gripping novel explores what happens when a community closes ranks to protect their own-and at what point silent witnesses become complicit.

About Ann Cleeves

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on January 07, 2024

Pretty good way to end another year of reading— a mystery involving the past as much as the present. Seemingly salt-of-the-earth elderly woman is found dead on the train. Oddly, the body is found by Joe Ashworth’s young teen daughter. Weird coincidence that later leads to the case’s denouement. Vera......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on December 11, 2015

This is the first Vera Stanhope novel I've read - it will not be the last - and I have not watched the PBS TV show Vera. But, I decided to try this Ann Cleeves series and am so happy I did. A very enjoyable mystery and I love the fact that Vera is not the perfect detective. That's not due to any dar......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on February 09, 2014

NO SPOILER A good solid Vera book. I love that she is ugly, fat, getting on a bit and brilliant. Makes a nice change from everyone being young, slim, beautiful and brilliant. Cracking story, I don't think the best of the Vera range but certainly a great read. I read a lot of murder/crime books and I en......more

Goodreads review by Erin on January 24, 2021

My favorite of the series so far!......more

Goodreads review by Dale on September 01, 2015

Three and a half stars. This was my first read by this author so I knew nothing about D.I. Vera Stanhope before coming to this novel. It didn't matter. What I needed to know was revealed in the story. I liked Vera and I liked her offsider Detective Joe Ashworth. Actually, he would make an interestin......more


Quotes

“I do love Vera!” —Val McDermid

“Excellent . . . Intricate plotting makes for a compulsive read.” —The Independent (UK)

“Detective Vera Stanhope is a remarkable creation.” —Bookseller (UK)

“One of the most appealing fictional detectives to emerge since Andy Dalziel got into his stride.” —Martin Edwards, Spintingler Magazine (UK)

“Watch out for Ann Cleeves . . . Snapped up by ITV, her creation, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, is the new Frost, played by Brenda Blethyn.” —Red magazine (UK)

“Cleeves has hit the big time . . . This is going to be a winner!” —BBC Front Row (UK)

“An absorbingly cunning mystery.” —Daily Mail (UK)