{"product_id":"9781529049893-the-crow-trap","title":"The Crow Trap","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crow Trap\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the Vera Stanhope series, from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera, Shetland, and The Two Rivers series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crow Trap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the first book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, \u003ci\u003eVera\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone has something to hide .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree very different women come together at an isolated cottage on the North Pennines to complete an environmental survey. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachael, the team leader, is still reeling after a double betrayal by her lover and boss. Anne, a botanist, sees the survey as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace, a strange, uncommunicative young woman, hiding plenty of her own secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachael is the first to arrive at the cottage, but when she gets there she is shocked to discover an apparent suicide. But then another death occurs, and a fourth woman enters the picture – the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, who must piece together the truth from these women’s tangled lives .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with \u003ci\u003eTelling Tales, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden Depths,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Silent Voices\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of Britain's best crime writers' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves' – Val McDermid, author of the Karen Pirie series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944771268705,"sku":"9781529049893","price":6.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_12027047_jpg.jpg?v=1712821584","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529049893-the-crow-trap","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}