Silent Voices

Winner of the 2017 Crime Writers'' Association Diamond Dagger. Silent Voices is the fourth book in Ann Cleeves'' Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, Vera. When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if, for once in her life, she''s uncovered a simple death from natural causes. Then Vera spots ligature marks around the victim''s throat - death is never that simple . . . Vera revels being back in charge of an investigation again, working with Sergeant Joe Ashworth to find a motive. While Joe struggles to reconcile his home life with the demands of the case, death has never made Vera feel so alive. The duo investigates the victim''s past and discovers a shocking case, involving a young child. Probing the secretive community, they try to stop a killer in the present who can''t seem to let go of the past . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope''s investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, The Glass Room, Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, and The Seagull. See more