Series by Ann Cleeves
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Ann Cleeves
The leader of an environmental survey struggles to manage the schemes of her rival team members before a friend's suspicious suicide introduces her…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Ann Cleeves
Ten years after Jeanie Long was charged with murdering fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel, new evidence proves her innocence, leaving Abigail's real…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Ann Cleeves
Hidden Depths is a 2007 book by Ann Cleeves. It is book 3 of the series Vera Stanhope.
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Ann Cleeves
Discovering the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, Inspector Vera Stanhope initially hopes she has uncovered a simple death from…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Ann Cleeves
DI Vera Stanhope tracks a missing hippy neighbor to the Writers House, a country retreat for aspiring authors, where a body is discovered and Vera's…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Ann Cleeves
During a Christmas train ride, Detective Joe Ashworth's daughter notices that fellow passenger Margaret Krukowski has been fatally stabbed. DI Vera…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Ann Cleeves
In the quiet community of Valley Farm, Northumberland, a house-sitter is found dead by the lane into the valley. DI Vera Stanhope discovers a second…
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2017 · Ann Cleeves
The Seagull is a 2017 book by Ann Cleeves. It is book 8 of the series Vera Stanhope.
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Buy on Amazon2020 · Ann Cleeves
On a snowy night, DI Vera Stanhope gets lost, stops to help at a skidded car, and finds an abandoned toddler in the back seat. Driving on, she…
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Buy on Amazon2022 · Ann Cleeves
The Rising Tide is a 2022 book by Ann Cleeves. It is book 10 of the series Vera Stanhope.
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Ann Cleeves
Raven Black begins on New Year's Eve with lonely outcast Magnus Tait, who stays home waiting for visitors who never come. The next morning the body…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Ann Cleeves
Bella Sinclair throws a party to launch an exhibition of her work and introduce painter Fran Hunter. A mysterious Englishman bursts into tears at the…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Ann Cleeves
After a young archaeologist discovers human remains that may be modern, Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate a case that becomes further…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Ann Cleeves
In the fourth book of Ann Cleeves' Shetland Islands series, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez brings his fiancée to Fair Isle, a birder's paradise…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Ann Cleeves
This gloriously illustrated companion to Ann Cleeves' Shetland crime novels, also adapted for a BBC television series, takes readers through a year…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has Ann Cleeves written?
We list 21 books by Ann Cleeves across 2 series, published between 1990–2024 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Ann Cleeves's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Crow Trap.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy Ann Cleeves's books?
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