The Long Call

Agatha Award for Best Novel · 2020 · ShortlistAgatha Award for Best Novel · 2019 · Winner

MacmillanSeptember 5, 2019mystery-crimeISBN 9781529005868

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Agatha Award for Best Novel	2020	Shortlist
Agatha Award for Best Novel	2019	Winner	“Ann Cleeves launched a new series set in Devon with a deeply empathetic detective protagonist and a mystery rooted in the tensions between evangelical faith and secular life.”

About This Book

Detective Matthew Venn investigates the murder of a man with a tattoo of an albatross found on the North Devon coast, while navigating his own complicated relationship with the evangelical community where he grew up.

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 →