$20.69
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2025
Summary
Murder in My Backyard is the second mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.
No one in Heppleburn has a bad word to say about Alice Parry … but here she is, murdered in her own backyard on a bitter St. David’s Eve.
When detective Stephen Ramsay starts asking questions in the village, a more ambiguous picture begins to emerge. Yes, old Mrs. Parry was loved by everyone, but sometimes her kindness had caus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529070545 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529070546 |
| Author: | Ann Cleeves |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Inspector Ramsay |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Perceptive, convincing, quietly compelling * The Sunday Times * Cleeves is quietly carving out a reputation as the new Queen of Crime * Sunday Mirror * Ann Cleeves is a skilful technician, keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouement. Her easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fiction * Daily Express * Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves – Val McDermid Ann Cleeves has an enviable talent … I love these books * CrimeSquad * Murder, mystery and a great new cast of characters mean you won’t be able to put this one down! – My Weekly on The Long Call Ann Cleeves is a phenomenal talent. With unfailing skill, gorgeous setting, flawless plot and seamless voice, she brilliantly conjures new worlds in crime fiction – Hank Phillippi Ryan on The Long Call
Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves is the author of over thirty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. She lives in North Tyneside where the Vera books are set.
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