

Biography: Ann Cleeves is the author of over thirty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger.Įnjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, and Silent Voices. But then another death occurs, and a fourth woman enters the picture - the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, who must piece together the truth from these women's tangled lives. Rachael is the first to arrive at the cottage, but when she gets there she is shocked to discover an apparent suicide. And then there is Grace, a strange, uncommunicative young woman, hiding plenty of her own secrets. Anne, a botanist, sees the survey as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. Rachael, the team leader, is still reeling after a double betrayal by her lover and boss. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal. Three very different women come together at an isolated cottage on the North Pennines to complete an environmental survey. The Crow Trap is the first book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, Vera. Introducing Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope.
