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The Darkest Evening
by Ann Cleeves
This was my first ever book by Ann Cleeves and i thoroughly enjoyed it. I have seen the adaptation of her Shetland series and enjoyed all the episodes and so was eager to read her other books as well.
The Darkest Evening takes a phrase from Frost's famous poem and makes it the core of the story. A young woman Lorna is found dead on a dark evening, her car door open and her child Thomas left in the car. The paternity of the child is unknown and as Vera and her team tries to make sense of the crime, they realise right from the beginning that the mysterious lover of Lorna is at the heart of this case. This case also has a limited pool of suspects and hits closer to home for Vera.
I.loved how i could see the character of Vera and her collegues even though this is a pretty late book into the series. She felt a welcome change from the extremely dark, brooding, alcohol filled n fuelled detectives often found in thrillers. I also likes how chapters were given from the pov of two of her team members too. Loved the book and definitely reading more in the series.
The Darkest Evening takes a phrase from Frost's famous poem and makes it the core of the story. A young woman Lorna is found dead on a dark evening, her car door open and her child Thomas left in the car. The paternity of the child is unknown and as Vera and her team tries to make sense of the crime, they realise right from the beginning that the mysterious lover of Lorna is at the heart of this case. This case also has a limited pool of suspects and hits closer to home for Vera.
I.loved how i could see the character of Vera and her collegues even though this is a pretty late book into the series. She felt a welcome change from the extremely dark, brooding, alcohol filled n fuelled detectives often found in thrillers. I also likes how chapters were given from the pov of two of her team members too. Loved the book and definitely reading more in the series.