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The Dark Wives

by Ann Cleeves

Agatha Award for Best Novel · 2025 · ShortlistAgatha Award for Best Novel · 2024 · Shortlist
Macmillanmystery-crimeISBN 9781529004670

Award History

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Agatha Award for Best Novel2025Shortlist
Agatha Award for Best Novel2024Shortlist

About This Book

Vera Stanhope investigates the death of a social worker whose body is found near a controversial care home for troubled teenagers on the Northumberland moors.

About the Author

Ann CleevesGB

Ann Cleeves is a British crime writer best known for two critically acclaimed series: the Vera Stanhope novels, set in Northumberland, and the Shetland series. Both series have been adapted into long-running British television dramas, bringing Cleeves's characters to audiences of millions worldwide. She is one of the most successful and beloved names in British crime fiction. Read more →

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