She has also found comfort in reading and writing throughout her life, especially during the years of her late husband’s illness, and after his death.

Both Matthew and Jonathan find peace and solace in the beauty of the North Devon coastline – where Ann Cleeves herself now lives.Īnd, we can all look forward to another television series based on an Ann Cleeves novel, as there is a new four-part television series being filmed, based on The Long Call, the first in the Two Rivers series.Īnn Cleeves has worked hard over many decades and found success with her mystery novels, featuring Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez, and now Matthew Venn. They each have unique personalities and approach problems in very different ways, sometimes resulting in conflict, though they love each other and are committed to making their relationship work. We read about Matthew Venn’s life both at work and at home, with his husband, Jonathan. The characters introduced in the first book in the series, The Long Call, are now more fully developed and we discover much more about their past and present lives. Woven into this story line are the suicides of two young men who may have been encouraged to take their own lives. This is a perplexing investigation, as another, and then another murder occurs. As the detective investigates, we learn more and more about the victim’s circle of friends, and the work in which he was involved. No one can imagine why he has been killed, much less who killed him.

Nigel Yeo who has been murdered in the glassblowing workshop of his daughter, Eve. The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves is the 2nd book in her Two Rivers series featuring Detective Matthew Venn.

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