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The Sleeping and the Dead

3.98 (4,097 ratings by Goodreads)

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By (author): Ann Cleeves

The Sleeping and The Dead is a tense psychological thriller from Ann Cleeves, author and creator of three astounding TV series: Shetland, Vera and The Long Call.

'Cleeves again excels in her sense of place in this cleverly plotted psychological thriller' The Times


Northumberland detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake, where a diving instructor has made a gruesome discovery. In the water lies a corpse the body of a teenager who has clearly been dead for many years.

After trawling through the missing persons files, Porteous comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.

The news report leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded, long-buried memories from her past . . .

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Product Details
  • Weight: 268g
  • Dimensions: 131 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Sep 2013
  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781447241294

About Ann Cleeves

Ann Cleeves is the author behind ITV's Vera and BBC One's Shetland. She has written over twenty-five novels and is the creator of detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez characters loved both on screen and in print. Her books have sold over one million copies worldwide.Ann Cleeves worked as a probation officer bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of 'Murder Squad' working with other northern writers to promote crime fiction. In 2006 Ann was awarded the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for Best Crime Novel for Raven Black. Ann lives in North Tyneside.Her Vera Stanhope series includes: The Crow Trap Telling Tales Hidden Depths Silent Voices The Glass Room Harbour Street and The Moth Catcher.Her Shetland series includes: Raven Black White Nights Red Bones Blue Lightning Dead Water and Thin Air.

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