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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
funny
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you’ve ever watched “Vera” on Masterpiece Theater on PBS or watched it on one of the streaming services, you’ll already be familiar with this book’s main character, Vera. Yes, Anne Cleeves is Vera’s creator and this is the 11th book in this series. Whenever I read one of Cleeves’ books in this series, it is the PBS character’s voice I hear in my head, and it is Brenda Blethyn, who plays Vera on the television program, I see in my mind’s eye.
In this outing, Vera and her team are called to a home for troubled teenagers taken into care. One of the home’s staff members has been bludgeoned to death and one of the home’s teenagers, a 14-year-old girl, is missing. With zero leads and a lack of motives, Vera and her team must find the young teenager who might have been taken by the murderer.
Cleeves has carefully crafted this procedural and she takes her readers along with Vera as she sets out to solve the murder and find the missing girl - dead or alive. As Vera proceeds, she uncovers several prospective suspects, but no solid evidence to justify arresting anyone, and the girl remains missing.
Cleeves’ writing is picture perfect for the no nonsense Detective Chief Inspector. The author lets the reader know what the detective knows with the exception of the one or two ideas Vera keeps to herself despite having promised her team she’d not do that any more.
If you’re not yet a fan of Cleves, but love British police procedural, give this book a try. You need not have read any of the previous 10 books in this series to be quickly brought up to speed able to tell the characters apart in this book. The author does a credible job of introducing the ongoing key characters so her new readers will know who is who.
My thanks to Minotaur and NetGalley for an eARC.
In this outing, Vera and her team are called to a home for troubled teenagers taken into care. One of the home’s staff members has been bludgeoned to death and one of the home’s teenagers, a 14-year-old girl, is missing. With zero leads and a lack of motives, Vera and her team must find the young teenager who might have been taken by the murderer.
Cleeves has carefully crafted this procedural and she takes her readers along with Vera as she sets out to solve the murder and find the missing girl - dead or alive. As Vera proceeds, she uncovers several prospective suspects, but no solid evidence to justify arresting anyone, and the girl remains missing.
Cleeves’ writing is picture perfect for the no nonsense Detective Chief Inspector. The author lets the reader know what the detective knows with the exception of the one or two ideas Vera keeps to herself despite having promised her team she’d not do that any more.
If you’re not yet a fan of Cleves, but love British police procedural, give this book a try. You need not have read any of the previous 10 books in this series to be quickly brought up to speed able to tell the characters apart in this book. The author does a credible job of introducing the ongoing key characters so her new readers will know who is who.
My thanks to Minotaur and NetGalley for an eARC.