{"product_id":"the-darkest-evening-ann-cleeves","title":"The Darkest Evening (Ann Cleeves)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristmas is coming - and death is at the door. DCI Vera Stanhope returns in \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Evening\u003c\/i\u003e, the ninth novel in number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller Ann Cleeves's phenomenally popular crime series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe darkest nights can hide the deadliest secrets . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope's only thought is to get there quickly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut with the snow driving down heavily, she becomes disorientated and loses her way, eventually stumbling on another car abandoned on the road. With the driver's door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera has a new case. Could she be the child's mother and, if she is, what happened to her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' - \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV's \u003ci\u003eVera\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC One's \u003ci\u003eShetland\u003c\/i\u003e and ITV's \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call \u003c\/i\u003erespectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of 'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in North Tyneside where the \u003ci\u003eVera \u003c\/i\u003ebooks are set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 416 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63607519019357,"sku":"K087842287","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/239566-8784228700001A.jpg?v=1771975727","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-darkest-evening-ann-cleeves","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}