{"product_id":"the-seagull-a-vera-stanhope-mystery-9781250193322","title":"The Seagull: A Vera Stanhope Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ann Cleeves--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes\u003ci\u003e The Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI loved \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e -- quite simply it reminds me why Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers  I relish learning more about Vera with each book, and \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e provides fresh insight into one of our most complex and lovable sleuths.\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Louise Penny\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefinitely one of the best crime novels of 2017.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Reviewing the Evidence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA visit to her local prison brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace. Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper - and Vera played a key part in his downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Brace promises Vera information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious wheeler-dealer who disappeared in the mid-nineties, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren. He tells her that Marshall is dead, and that his body is buried close to St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay. However, when a search team investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis cold case case takes Vera back in time, and very close to home, as Brace and Marshall, along with a mysterious stranger known only as 'the Prof', were close friends of Hector, her father. Together, they were the 'Gang of Four', regulars at a glamorous nightclub called The Seagull. Hector had been one of the last people to see Marshall alive. As the past begins to collide dangerously with the present, Vera confronts her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing new novel by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves, about corruption deep in the heart of a community, and fragile, and fracturing, family relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-64235\"\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250193322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 125019332X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022040\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Women Sleuths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022020\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Police Procedural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series--\u003ci\u003eShetland\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Douglas Henshall, and \u003ci\u003eVera\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn--both of which are watched and loved in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShetland \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVera \u003c\/i\u003eare available on BritBox in the United States. An adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in her Two Rivers series, will premiere on BritBox in 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first Shetland novel, \u003ci\u003eRaven Black\u003c\/i\u003e, won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She lives in the United Kingdom.","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702104002797,"sku":"9781250193322","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_15427eb9-73b0-4d69-95ed-fc5f6a6b705a.jpg?v=1649956674","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-seagull-a-vera-stanhope-mystery-9781250193322","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}