The Moth Catcher, Ann Cleeves
The Moth Catcher, Ann Cleeves
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The Moth Catcher
A Vera Stanhope Mystery

Author: Ann Cleeves

Narrator: Janine Birkett

Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2016


Synopsis

From Ann Cleeves comes The Moth Catcher, the latest audiobook in the Vera Stanhope mystery series, the inspiration behind the hit TV series, Vera.

Life seems perfect in the quiet community of Valley Farm. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist, to look after the place while they’re away. But his dead body is found by the side of the lane—a lonely place to die.

When DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene, she finds the body of a second man. What the two victims seem to have in common is a fascination with studying moths—and with catching these beautiful, intriguing creatures.

The others who live in Valley Farm have secrets too: Lorraine’s calm demeanor belies a more complex personality; Annie and Sam’s daughter, Lizzie, is due to be released from prison; and Nigel watches, silently, every day, from his window. As Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be many deadly secrets trapped there . . .

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 Deirdre on January 03, 2021

The deaths of P.D. James and Ruth Rendell have left a slight void in my need for an occasional crime fiction fix (of the non-hard-boiled type), which is being filled to an extent for me by Ann Cleeves. The Moth Catcher is the latest in her Vera Stanhope series, the only series I have sampled so far,......more

Goodreads review by Tanja on June 23, 2016

I had such high hopes for this Vera Stanhope mystery! A killing of two men, who seem to have nothing else in common than catching moths - it sounded so promising. I was so disappointed. There was no real character development among the old faithfuls and the murder mystery never interested me much.......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on January 23, 2024

Another great read in this series. Imlove the series Vera and this book was part of that. These books are great to read as a stand alone but I prefer to try and read them in order.......more

Goodreads review by Book Club Mom on February 10, 2018

Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope and her team have little to go on when a house sitter with a PhD and a former teacher are murdered near the English Northumberland village of Gilswick. Are the murders connected and how? Vera is a shrewd investigator, but the case is a puzzle. Why would Patrick Randl......more