{"product_id":"9781529077780","title":"The Dark Wives (Vera #11)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eShetland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e series, Ann Cleeves, returns with the eleventh in the acclaimed Northumbrian-set \u003ci\u003eVera Stanhope\u003c\/i\u003e series, following on from \u003ci\u003eThe Rising Tide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man's body is found in the early morning light by a local dog-walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who was due to work the previous night but never showed up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate the death. Her only clue is the disappearance of one of the home's residents, fourteen-year-old Chloe Spence. Vera can't bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can't dismiss the possibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera, Joe and new team member Rosie Bell are soon embroiled in the case and, when a second connected body is found near the Three Dark Wives monument in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, superstition and folklore begin to collide with fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, but it seems that the dark secrets in their community may be far more dangerous that she could ever have believed possible.","brand":"Ann Cleeves","offers":[{"title":"Pan Macmillan |  Paperback \/ softback | B-format paperback |  2025-05-13","offer_id":48021580480767,"sku":"9781529077780","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7ee69852-29c2-49e2-a6f4-f65ec4460162.jpg?v=1767982973","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781529077780","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}