The Long Call (Two Rivers, 1) - Softcover

Cleeves, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509889574 ISBN 13: 9781509889570

Publisher: Macmillan, 2019

Synopsis

The Long Call is the captivating first novel in the Two Rivers series from Sunday Times bestseller and creator of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves.

In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too.

Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose.

A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death.

Finding the killer is Venn’s only focus, and his team’s investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there.

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Review:

As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. She easily exceeded those expectations with The Long Call. Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter Author: David Baldacci

Had me hooked ― a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story Source: The Times

Clever, compassionate and atmospheric, with a great cast of new characters to love. I am already a Matthew Venn fan Author: Elly Griffiths

Ann Cleeves’ new series gets off to a terrific start with The Long Call – her native Devon is wonderfully evoked, and Matthew Venn is a very appealing new detective. Another sure-fire hit Author: Martin Edwards, author of Gallows Court

Brilliant - a page-turning and sensitively told tale, with a vividly evoked North Devon setting, a powerful emotional heft and a new detective hero in Matthew Venn who you will want to follow for book after book. Wonderful! Author: Chris Ewan, bestselling author of Safe House

Unputdownable series debut! With an evocative setting, a gripping plot, and beautifully drawn characters, The Long Call is a terrific read―and Matthew Venn is my new favorite detective Author: Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of Garden of Lamentations

Who knew there could be a third detective as compelling as Vera and Jimmy? Matthew Venn is a triumph of Cleeves’ particular blend of compassion and toughness and I already love him Author: Catriona McPherson, national bestselling author of Strangers at the Gate

Brilliant, thoughtful and deeply engaging Author: Sara Paretsky, New York Times bestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski series

Ann Cleeves has done it again! A new detective, a new series, another terrific puzzle of a story that won’t let you go until the very end. Matthew Venn quickly earns his place beside Vera and Jimmy in a debut you don’t want to miss: The Long Call Author: Charles Todd, bestselling author of The Black Ascot

In The Long Call, Ann Cleeves builds a prism of a world, multi-faceted, complex, and as brilliant as a diamond. Fans of Vera and Jimmy will love Matthew Venn Author: Lori Rader-Day

From the Back Cover:

Introducing Detective Matthew Venn

In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father’s funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too.

Now he’s back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose.

A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew’s new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death.

Finding the killer is Venn’s only focus, and his team’s investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there.

‘Ann Cleeves is one of my favourite mystery writers!’ Louise Penny

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1509889574
• ISBN 13: 9781509889570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384