Silent voices / Ann Cleeves.
By: Cleeves, Ann.
Series: Cleeves, Ann. Vera Stanhope: 4.Publisher: Leicester : Thorpe, Charnwood, 2018Edition: Large print edition.Description: 408 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444837698; 1444837699.Subject(s): Stanhope, Vera (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Women detectives -- England -- Fiction | Missing persons -- Investigation -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the steam room of her local pool, she wonders if, for once, it's a death from natural causes. But closer inspection reveals ligature marks around the victim's throat. Vera pulls her team together and sets them to interviewing staff and those connected to the victim, while she and Sergeant Joe Ashworth work to find a motive. While Joe struggles to reconcile his home life with the demands of the job, Vera revels in being back in charge of an investigation. Death has never made her feel so alive. When they discover that the victim had worked in social services - and was involved in a shocking case centred on a young child - it seems the two are connected. But things are rarely as they seem...Item type | Home library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Reallocated BL Stock | Issued | 13/05/2024 | 38055013127238 |
When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the steam room of her local pool, she wonders if, for once, it's a death from natural causes. But closer inspection reveals ligature marks around the victim's throat. Vera pulls her team together and sets them to interviewing staff and those connected to the victim, while she and Sergeant Joe Ashworth work to find a motive. While Joe struggles to reconcile his home life with the demands of the job, Vera revels in being back in charge of an investigation. Death has never made her feel so alive. When they discover that the victim had worked in social services - and was involved in a shocking case centred on a young child - it seems the two are connected. But things are rarely as they seem...
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