{"product_id":"the-herons-cry-by-ann-cleeves-9781509889709","title":"The Heron's Cry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow a major ITV series, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Call\u003c\/em\u003e, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning' - David Baldacci\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe number one \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNorth Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder - Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter, Eve, is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He's a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved though to find that Eve is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen another body is found - killed in a similar way. 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Heron's Cry\u003c\/em\u003e is the second novel in Ann Cleeves' Two Rivers series following her \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Call\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Long Call\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Had me hooked . . . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves' story' - The Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A triumph that cements Cleeves' status as one of Britain's best crime writers' - Daily Express\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Clever, compassionate and atmospheric . . . I am already a Matthew Venn fan' - Elly Griffiths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot' - Mail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A traditional mystery of the best sort' - Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46414537294060,"sku":"9781509889709","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15919343482725.jpg?v=1746347568","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-herons-cry-by-ann-cleeves-9781509889709","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}