"Hidden Depths" is the third book in Ann Cleeves' series featuring Inspector Vera Stanhope. A killer creates art from murders... In a hot summer on the Northumberland coast, Julie Armstrong returns home from a night out, only to find her son strangled, placed in a bathtub full of water and covered with wildflowers. This stylized murder scene has caught the attention of Inspector Vera Stanhope. Then, another body is discovered in a rock pool, again filled with flowers. Vera must act quickly to find the killer who turns death into art. As the residents are forced to share their deepest, darkest secrets, the killer watches, waits, and plans to prepare another beautiful, watery grave... Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with the books "The Crow Trap," "Telling Tales," "Silent Voices," "The Glass Room," "Harbour Street," "The Moth Catcher," "The Seagull," and "The Darkest Evening."