{"product_id":"the-seagull-a-vera-stanhope-mystery-paperback","title":"The Seagull: A Vera Stanhope Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ann Cleeves--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes\u003ci\u003e The Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e -- quite simply it reminds me why Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers! -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Penny\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA visit to her local prison brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace. Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper - and Vera played a key part in his downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, 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. He tells her that Marshall is dead, and that his body is buried close to St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay. However, when a search team investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. Together, they were the 'Gang of Four', regulars at a glamorous nightclub called The Seagull. Hector had been one of the last people to see Marshall alive. As the past begins to collide dangerously with the present, Vera confronts her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing novel by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves, about corruption deep in the heart of a community, and fragile, and fracturing, family relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefinitely one of the best crime novels of 2017.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Reviewing the Evidence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series--\u003ci\u003eShetland\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Douglas Henshall, \u003ci\u003eVera\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and\u003ci\u003e The Long Call\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Ben Aldridge--all of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first Shetland novel, \u003ci\u003eRaven Black\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the United Kingdom.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44306027348070,"sku":"9781250193322","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NTNIMWFxejlRQzRZSlRGZEJmYW5FUT09.webp?v=1767686154","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-seagull-a-vera-stanhope-mystery-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}