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Three very different women come together at isolated Baikies Cottage on the North Pennines, to complete an environmental survey. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal... Rachael, the team leader, is still reeling after a double betrayal by her lover and boss, Peter Kemp. Anne, a botanist, sees the survey as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace, a strange, uncommunicative young woman, hiding plenty of her own secrets. Rachael is the first to arrive at the cottage, where she discovers the body of her friend, Bella Furness. Bella, it appears, has committed suicide, a verdict Rachael refuses to accept. When another death occurs, a fourth woman enters the picture; the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope...
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Plodding. That is the most apt single descriptor I can think of for this book; it just seems to go pointlessly for the longest time without anything happening and, by the time Vera finally showed up, I was feeling irritable about how long it took to get going. Its very well-written; if I had a lot of time to kill, I might have enjoyed the slow plodding through the story but there are far too many other books on my shelf.
Thank you to St, Martin's Press who were kind enough to send me this free copy for review.
This strangely reminded me of Red Bones in the Shetland series, though this was written before I read Shetland first. It wasn't a bad thing, but I did find myself getting a little bored in places.
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11 primary books13 released booksVera Stanhope is a 13-book series with 11 primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Ann Cleeves.
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