Introducing detective inspector Vera Stanhope. "The Crow Trap" is the first book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series – which is also a popular ITV drama series starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.

All women have something to hide...

Three very different women gather in an isolated cottage in the northern Pennines to complete an environmental study. Rachel, the team leader, is still recovering from a double betrayal by her lover and her boss. Anne, a botanist, sees the study as an opportunity for deceit. And finally, Grace, a strange and aloof young woman, has many secrets of her own.

Rachel is the first to arrive at the cottage, but when she enters, she is shocked by an apparent suicide. When another death occurs, a fourth woman appears – the unconventional detective inspector Vera Stanhope, who must piece together the truth from the tangled lives of these women.

Discover more investigations by Vera Stanhope with "Telling Tales", "Hidden Depths", and "Silent Voices".

Pages: 528, Year of Publication: 2017, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm