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Hidden Depths

Vera Stanhope, Book 3

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Hidden Depths

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Janine Birkett
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Hidden Depths is the third audiobook in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope detective series – which is now a major ITV crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.

A killer who is making an art out of murder . . .

A hot summer on the Northumberland coast and Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers.

This stylized murder scene has captured Inspector Vera Stanhope’s attention. And then another body is discovered in a rock pool, the corpse again strewn with flowers. Vera must work quickly to find this killer who is making art out of death.

As local residents are forced to share their deepest, darkest secrets, the killer watches, waits and plans to prepare another beautiful, watery grave . . .

Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with Silent Voices, the next entry in the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling crime series.

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Critic reviews

A dark, interesting novel with considerable emotional force behind it
Ann Cleeves is a skilful technician, keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouement. Her easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fiction
Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves
Cleeves is quietly carving out a reputation as the new Queen of Crime
The Queen of the detective novel, thrilling millions of readers
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Great book. More of Vera than the previous 2 which I liked a lot. Great listen.

Love Vera

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loved all of it. Joe ashworths voice is a bit slow, but still no issues with the story.

loved it.

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The buildup and the language - also the characters are well described and easy to like

Janine reads Vera’s voice to perfection

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Very enjoyable, keeps you guessing until the end. well narrated. looking forward to next book

keeps you guessing

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Enjoyed every chapter. Narrated beautifully and authentic 👍 I would recommend to all Vera fans. Well done Anne Cleeves

Clever plot

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