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The Healers

Author: Ann Cleeves   Series: Inspector Ramsay

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The fifth novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves. Inspector Ramsay is called to the murder of a reclusive farmer. But this is no simple crime, and when another is found strangled, all signs point to a therapy centre . . .

The fifth novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves. Inspector Ramsey is called to the murder of a reclusive farmer. But this is no simple crime, and when another is found strangled, all signs point to a therapy centre . . .

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The fifth novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves. Inspector Ramsay is called to the murder of a reclusive farmer. But this is no simple crime, and when another is found strangled, all signs point to a therapy centre . . .

The fifth novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves. Inspector Ramsey is called to the murder of a reclusive farmer. But this is no simple crime, and when another is found strangled, all signs point to a therapy centre . . .

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Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againThe Healers is the fifth mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Shetland, Vera Stanhope and Two Rivers crime series.Isolated farmer Ernie Bowles was found lying on his kitchen floor, gruesomely strangled . . .News of the murder came to Inspector Stephen Ramsay early on Monday morning and he fears this case will not be simple. In his experience, most murders are straightforward: an explosion of family pressure, or the loss of control in a fight. But Bowles kept to himself and lived alone since his mother's death. Then a seemingly unconnected women is found strangled, too. Surely two such killings in the same locality are more than just chilling coincidence?When Ramsay hears of a third suspicious death, a very tenuous link between the victims takes on a new importance, for all were connected in some way to the Alternative Therapy Centre in Mittingford. Could one of the healers be a killer?Praise for Ann Cleeves:'The new Queen of Crime' - Sunday Mirror'One of the best natural writers of detective fiction' - Daily Express

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Critic Reviews

A fine writer The Sunday Telegraph
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
A page-turning and sensitively told tale . . . Wonderful! -- Chris Ewan, bestselling author of Safe House, on The Long Call
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

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About the Author

Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five 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. Ann also spends her time supporting access to books and advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing. In 2021, her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan | Macmillan
Published
6th March 2025
Pages
320
ISBN
9781529098372

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