Vera Stanhope book 9 · 2020
The Darkest Evening
Driving home through a snowstorm, Vera Stanhope finds an abandoned car with a baby inside, and follows the footprints to Brockburn, the grand house where her own father’s family once lived.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Series
- Vera Stanhope, book 9 of 11
- Published
- 2020
- Setting
- Set in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Darkest Evening
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 Darkest Evening.
- The Dark Wives2024 · 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
- The Glass Room2012 · Vera Stanhope · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon