Silent Voices, Ann Cleeves
Silent Voices, Ann Cleeves
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Silent Voices
A Vera Stanhope Mystery

Author: Ann Cleeves

Narrator: Charlie Hardwick

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2015


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 Silent Voices.

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

When Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the steam room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if, for once, it’s a death from natural causes. But closer inspection reveals bruises around the victim’s throat....As she leads her team, Vera relishes the thrill she gets from running an investigation. Death has never made her feel so alive. But soon, the victim’s past reveals a shocking secret at the heart of Vera’s community, as she tries to stop a killer who wants deadly secrets kept silent.

Singular, complex, and fiercely loyal, Vera has quickly become an iconic British detective loved by millions both on the page and on-screen, and Silent Voices showcases Ann Cleeves as a writer at the peak of her powers.

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 October 19, 2024

I’ve had a great week of 4- and 5-star mysteries… and this Vera Stanhope installment was no different. Cleeves’ strength in creating believable characters caught up in a web of their own making continues in this mystery involving the death of a nearly perfect woman. Ahh, perfection— something Vera b......more

Goodreads review by La pecera de Raquel on November 12, 2019

La novela arranca cuando la inspectora Vera Stanhope por recomendación expresa e impuesta de su médico, acude a la piscina de un hotel para hacer un poco ejercicio, al terminar va a la sauna y se encuentra con una mujer. Observadora por su trabajo se da cuenta que está muerta. ¿Qué hace la inspector......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on January 11, 2020

Anne Cleeves does it again! Another atmospheric, slow-burn read in the Vera Stanhope series. In this book more than the previous three, you really start to get a sense of who Vera is and, maybe more importantly, why she is the way she is. I’ve found with some series, the character’s personal lives c......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on August 31, 2021

I've only read a few of Ann Cleeves's Vera Stanhope series, admittedly not in series order, but I am an avid fan of the television adaptations based on and inspired by the books and starring the wonderful Brenda Blethyn in the titular role. Silent Voices is the fourth in the series, and opens with D.......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)