Book Description
Ten years after Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel, disturbing new evidence proving her innocence emerges in the East Yorkshire village of Elvet. Abigail's killer is still at large.
For Emma Bennett, the revelation brings back haunting memories of her vibrant best friend and of the fearful winter's day when she had discovered her body lying cold in a ditch.
Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope makes fresh inquiries, and the villagers are hauled back to a time they would rather forget. Tensions begin to mount, but are people afraid of the killer, or of their own guilty pasts?
My Review
This was the 2nd installment in the Vera Stanhope series and I enjoy reading Ann Cleeves because I think she is very talented and keeps me guessing all the time. I loved the characters, the plot and the setting. It was a very exciting read. I like Vera and her partner Joe and I think they make a good team. Ann Cleeves is always ambiguous in regards to giving the reader any real clues. She only gives you all the details after the case is solved. I have learned to enjoy the ride and know that I probably will not solve the murder. The murderer always seems to be the least suspected. It's how Ann writes her books so we can have the surprise ending that is common to all her books. I look forward to reading the next book in this series and I recommend this series be read in order as each book builds on the last one.
Ten years after Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel, disturbing new evidence proving her innocence emerges in the East Yorkshire village of Elvet. Abigail's killer is still at large.
For Emma Bennett, the revelation brings back haunting memories of her vibrant best friend and of the fearful winter's day when she had discovered her body lying cold in a ditch.
Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope makes fresh inquiries, and the villagers are hauled back to a time they would rather forget. Tensions begin to mount, but are people afraid of the killer, or of their own guilty pasts?
My Review
This was the 2nd installment in the Vera Stanhope series and I enjoy reading Ann Cleeves because I think she is very talented and keeps me guessing all the time. I loved the characters, the plot and the setting. It was a very exciting read. I like Vera and her partner Joe and I think they make a good team. Ann Cleeves is always ambiguous in regards to giving the reader any real clues. She only gives you all the details after the case is solved. I have learned to enjoy the ride and know that I probably will not solve the murder. The murderer always seems to be the least suspected. It's how Ann writes her books so we can have the surprise ending that is common to all her books. I look forward to reading the next book in this series and I recommend this series be read in order as each book builds on the last one.
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