Vera Stanhope book 11 · 2024
The Dark Wives
A teenage girl disappears from a children’s home and a care worker is found dead. Vera Stanhope follows the case into rural Northumberland.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Series
- Vera Stanhope, book 11 of 11
- Published
- 2024
- Setting
- Set in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in The Dark Wives
3 recurring or key characters from Ann Cleeves’s chart.
Lead 1
- Vera StanhopeDetective Inspector in Northumberland
Major 1
- Joe AshworthVera’s detective sergeant
Minor and cameo 1
- Holly JackmanDetective constable on Vera’s team
Also featuring these characters
Other Ann Cleeves books that share the most characters with The Dark Wives.
- The Darkest Evening2020 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Seagull2017 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Moth Catcher2015 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Harbour Street2014 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon