{"product_id":"herons-cry-1","title":"Herons Cry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major ITV series, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning'' – David Baldacci \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorth Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder – Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter Eve is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He’s a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved, though, to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen another body is found – killed in a similar way. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heron''s Cry\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers crime series, following her \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter'' - David Baldacci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Had me hooked . . . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story'' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A triumph that cements Cleeves’ status as one of Britain’s best crime writers'' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Clever, compassionate and atmospheric . . . I am already a Matthew Venn fan'' - Elly Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot'' - \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A traditional mystery of the best sort'' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314799157630,"sku":"NW9781509889686","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509889686.jpg?v=1778714440","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/herons-cry-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}