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Silent Voices

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Janine Birkett
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About this listen

Silent Voices is the fourth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.

No murder is ever simple . . .

When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, at first, she thinks it is a death from natural causes. But then Vera spots ligature marks around the victim’s throat and has another murder case on her hands.

The victim is Jenny Lister, who was an experienced social worker, but her neighbours are quick to inform Vera about Jenny’s involvement in a notorious case. A young child tragically died and a member of Jenny’s team was subsequently fired and vilified by the media.

As Vera tries to pry information from the secretive community another body is found, and Vera finds herself in a race against time to stop the killer.

Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, and Hidden Depths.

 Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Women Sleuths Crime Murder

Critic reviews

A compulsive read
All the elements of Agatha Christie at her best (Sharon Bolton)
All stars
Most relevant
full of puzzling events, fabulous dialogue and the narrator made me feel like I was there, or listening to a full cast drama

brilliant silent voices

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kept me guessing right till the end. full of twist and turns. Vera at her best

very enjoyable

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The narrator is so talented. She produces a whole cast of characters.

I like the series the more it progresses.

The series is getting better

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Another brilliant Vera book.
Ann Cleeves is a brilliant storyteller. twists and turns all the way through

Vera

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enjoyed the story, not so keen on the different voices and the harshness of the attempted accent.

accent distracted a bit from the story

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