Vera Stanhope book 4 · 2011
Silent Voices
Vera Stanhope finds a woman dead in the steam room at her gym, and the victim turns out to be a social worker involved in a notorious child abuse case.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Series
- Vera Stanhope, book 4 of 11
- Published
- 2011
- Setting
- Set in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Silent Voices on screen
- Vera (2011–2025, series, ITV). Brenda Blethyn plays the shabby, brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope across fourteen series of cases in Northumberland and Tyneside, mixing adaptations of the novels with original stories.
Who is in Silent Voices
3 recurring or key characters from Ann Cleeves’s chart. Introduces Holly Jackman.
Lead 1
- Vera StanhopeDetective Inspector in Northumberland
Major 1
- Joe AshworthVera’s detective sergeant
Minor and cameo 1
- Holly JackmanFirst appearanceDetective constable on Vera’s team
Also featuring these characters
Other Ann Cleeves books that share the most characters with Silent Voices.
- Harbour Street2014 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Moth Catcher2015 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Seagull2017 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Darkest Evening2020 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon