{"product_id":"9781509889679-the-herons-cry","title":"The Heron's Cry","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series, Ann Cleeves, returns with the second in a series set in North Devon and featuring Detective Matthew Venn. \u003ci\u003eThe Heron's Cry \u003c\/i\u003eis the second book in the Two Rivers series following on from \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Matthew Venn is a keeper . stunning' David Baldacci\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves \u003c\/b\u003e–\u003cb\u003e soon to be a major TV series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heron's Cry\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers crime series, following her \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. Matthew \u003cb\u003eVenn is a keeper\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estunning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edebut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Baldacci\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Had me hooked . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A triumph that cements Cleeves’ status as \u003cb\u003eone of Britain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es best crime writers'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clever, compassionate and atmospheric . I am already a Matthew Venn fan' - \u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A traditional mystery of the best sort' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53587028574582,"sku":"9781509889679","price":6.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28990484.jpg?v=1731000966","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509889679-the-herons-cry","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}