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The rising tide

Title:

The rising tide

Author:

Cleeves, Ann, author.

Series:

Vera Stanhope ;

Series Number:

10.

Summary:

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now. But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible. -- Amazon.com

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Physical Description:

ix, 374 pages ; 25 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Stanhope, Vera (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women detectives -- Fiction.

Reunions -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

England -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Minotaur Books,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9781250204530

Publication Information:

New York : Minotaur Books, 2022

Call Number:

CLEEVES

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003626135	Adult Fiction	CLEEVES Ann	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

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 the stunning tenth Vera Stanhope novel, The Rising Tide , a powerful novel about guilt, betrayal, and the longheld secrets people keep.

A New York Time s and USA Today Bestseller -- Soon to be an episode of the hit TV show Vera

"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."--Louise Penny

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .

But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

Author Notes

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 (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In bestseller Cleeves's melancholy 10th Vera Stanhope novel (after 2020's The Darkest Evening), sexagenarians Rick Kelsall, Annie Laidler, and two other old friends reunite at the tidal island convent-turned-guesthouse where they met as teens during a school retreat. When Annie finds Rick's body hanging from a rafter, Det. Insp. Stanhope and her Northumbria Police colleagues cross the island's causeway to investigate. Rick may have lost his BBC hosting gig over sexual misconduct allegations, but he recently signed a lucrative book deal and didn't leave a suicide note. After an autopsy reveals someone smothered Rick before stringing him up, Vera and company uncover myriad viable suspects; not only was Rick's BBC departure more contentious than reported, but he was writing a roman à clef in which he planned to expose his oldest pals' darkest secrets. Cleeves crafts a clever central puzzle, then confers remarkable emotional complexity using her keenly drawn characters' advancing age, wistful nostalgia, and thorny shared history. A pinwheeling third-person narrative drives the pace, while Vera's candor tempers the plot's darker elements. Fair-play mystery fans will delight. Agent: Sarah Menguc, Sarah Menguc Literary (U.K.). (Sept.)

Library Journal Review

Northumberland detective Vera Stanhope is in a reflective mood in Cleeves's haunting sequel to The Darkest Evening. It begins with a small group of friends who have come to northern England's Holy Island since they were 16. Now, 50 years later, they still return every five years despite the tragic death at their first reunion. Rick, the journalist in their group, announces he's about to write a tell-all novel. When one of the women finds him hanging in his room the day after his revelation, she calls the police. Vera and her small Northumberland team respond. As usual, Vera does things her own way, keeping the group together for a few days so they can be questioned. She latches on to that death 45 years earlier, when a young woman was swept away with the tide. She asks her team to probe into the past, looking for secrets in the lives of an Anglican priest, a deli owner, and two teachers, along with several others who once ran with the group. But before she can identify the killer, Vera's own team is threatened. VERDICT Flawed characters take center stage in an intense novel with a shocking conclusion.--Lesa Holstine