In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea. From Ann Cleevesbestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV showscomes the first in a gripping new series, told with deep compassion and searing insight. The Heron's Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves' Two Rivers series following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call. The Herons Cry is a second case for detective Matthew Venn and his colleague Jen Rafferty. Book Descriptions for series: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home. Then another body is found - killed in a similar way. Matthew is unnerved though to find that Eve is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband. He's a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. His daughter, Eve, is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases.ĭr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder - Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed.

North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coast-line.ĭetective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists.

The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves - soon to be a major TV series. Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.

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