Agent: Sarah Menguc, Sarah Menguc Literary Agent (U.K.). The Columbo-esque Vera, who hides a fierce intelligence and razor sharp instincts under garish clothing, uses every tool at her disposal to solve the crime. Cleeves thoroughly explores the passions and motivations of each, while exposing the human greed and sorrow beneath the bucolic landscape. Though it offers a fine mystery, the story nevertheless belongs to its women. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. When a suicide and a murder rock the project, Vera must sift through the murk to catch a ruthless killer. The Crow Trap A Vera Stanhope Mystery By: Ann Cleeves Narrated by: Anne Dover Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins 4.4 (2,566 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. Three very different women-team leader Rachael Lambert, botanist Anne Preece, and mammal expert Grace Fulwell-are conducting an environmental impact assessment to estimate the damage that a new quarry would do to a national park’s pristine land and wildlife. Fans of the Vera Stanhope novels already available in the U.S., as well as the TV series Vera, will welcome Cleeves’s intricate series opener (first published in 1998), which introduced the Northumberland detective inspector.
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