From Ann Cleeves-- New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes The Seagull .
The Seagull is a searing new novel by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves, about corruption deep in the heart of a community, and fragile, and fracturing, family relationships.. . .
As the past begins to collide dangerously with the present, Vera confronts her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth .
Hector had been one of the last people to see Marshall alive.
Together, they were the \'Gang of Four\', regulars at a glamorous nightclub called The Seagull.
This cold case case takes Vera back in time, and very close to home, as Brace and Marshall, along with a mysterious stranger known only as \'the Prof\', were close friends of Hector, her father.
However, when a search team investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two.
He tells her that Marshall is dead, and that his body is buried close to St Mary\'s Island in Whitley Bay.
Now, Brace promises Vera information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious wheeler-dealer who disappeared in the mid-nineties, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren.
Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper - and Vera played a key part in his downfall. --Reviewing the Evidence A visit to her local prison brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace. -- New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny Definitely one of the best crime novels of 2017.
I loved The Seagull -- quite simply it reminds me why Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite Mystery writers I relish learning more about Vera with each book, and The Seagull provides fresh insight into one of our most complex and lovable sleuths.
From Ann Cleeves-- New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes The Seagull
