{"product_id":"the-seagull-ann-cleeves","title":"The Seagull (Ann Cleeves)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA body, a nightclub - and long-buried memories. Set in Northumberland,\u003ci\u003e The Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e is the eighth book in Ann Cleeves's Vera Stanhope series - now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eObsession never dies . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen prison inmate and former police officer John Brace says he's willing to give up information about the location of a dead body in return for protection for his family, Vera knows that she has to look into his claims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut opening up this cold case strikes much closer to home than Vera anticipates as her investigation takes her back in time to The Seagull, a once-decadent and now-derelict nightclub where her deceased father and his friends used to congregate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Vera's past collides dangerously with the present, she will have to confront her unwanted memories and face the possibility that her father was involved in what happened. The truth is about to come out, but is Vera ready for what it will reveal?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another jewel in her crown' - Mick Herron, author of \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seagull \u003c\/i\u003eis the eighth crime novel in the Vera Stanhope series. Enjoy more of Vera's investigations with book nine, The Darkest Evening.\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, 400 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65804358811997,"sku":"K091799366","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9179936600001A.jpg?v=1788462547","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-seagull-ann-cleeves","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}