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A review by monsieurmarple
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
4.0
‘There’s a woman out there. A dead woman. I doubt what you have to say is more important than that’
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Having been a fan of the tv series when I saw this on netgalley I jumped at the chance of an early read, and I’m so happy I did! I’ve never read the Vera series before, but now wish I’d read the rest of the series and will definitely be going back to the others now!
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I don’t know if I put it down to the picture I have in my head of Vera, already biased by the tv show, but Ann Cleeves writes her in such a beautiful way that you can’t help but just adore this super strong warm hearted woman, and whenever she says ‘pet’ I can’t help but smile, I just adore her as a character!
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In this new book we follow her as she investigates the murder of a young girl outside a manor home whilst a party is ensuing inside. With all the makings of a modern day Agatha Christie country house mystery, Ann Cleeves bring the theme into the 21st century with a wonderful whodunnit/police procedural story. I spent most of the book changing my mind about who the murderer would be, and still got it wrong!
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A high point in the book for me is how Ann Cleeves describes each house, cottage and shop in such a beautiful way that you truly feel like you are there with them, feeling the warmth or the chill, smelling the hot coffee and homemade soup, she really is a skill at placing the reader in the story
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All in all a beautiful read set in the cold of winter. A perfect Christmas read for anybody wanting their fix of a juice murder mystery! Thank you Netgally and Pan Macmillan for the ARC!
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Having been a fan of the tv series when I saw this on netgalley I jumped at the chance of an early read, and I’m so happy I did! I’ve never read the Vera series before, but now wish I’d read the rest of the series and will definitely be going back to the others now!
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I don’t know if I put it down to the picture I have in my head of Vera, already biased by the tv show, but Ann Cleeves writes her in such a beautiful way that you can’t help but just adore this super strong warm hearted woman, and whenever she says ‘pet’ I can’t help but smile, I just adore her as a character!
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In this new book we follow her as she investigates the murder of a young girl outside a manor home whilst a party is ensuing inside. With all the makings of a modern day Agatha Christie country house mystery, Ann Cleeves bring the theme into the 21st century with a wonderful whodunnit/police procedural story. I spent most of the book changing my mind about who the murderer would be, and still got it wrong!
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A high point in the book for me is how Ann Cleeves describes each house, cottage and shop in such a beautiful way that you truly feel like you are there with them, feeling the warmth or the chill, smelling the hot coffee and homemade soup, she really is a skill at placing the reader in the story
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All in all a beautiful read set in the cold of winter. A perfect Christmas read for anybody wanting their fix of a juice murder mystery! Thank you Netgally and Pan Macmillan for the ARC!