Character · Vera Stanhope · 11 books
Vera Stanhope
Vera Stanhope is a detective inspector in Northumberland, scruffy, lonely, overweight and brilliant, with a fierce tongue and a soft heart she rarely shows.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Crow Trap (1999)
- Latest appearance
- The Dark Wives (2024)
- Books
- 11 (10 as lead, 1 major)
- Series
- Vera Stanhope
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Circle
- Vera Stanhope
Where to meet Vera Stanhope
Vera Stanhope first appears in The Crow Trap (1999), in a major role, book 1 of the Vera Stanhope series.
Every book with Vera Stanhope
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1999MThe Crow Trapmajor role · Vera StanhopeArrives partway through the storyBuy
- 2005LTelling Taleslead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2007LHidden Depthslead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2011LSilent Voiceslead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2012LThe Glass Roomlead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2014LHarbour Streetlead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2015LThe Moth Catcherlead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2017LThe Seagulllead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2020LThe Darkest Eveninglead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2022LThe Rising Tidelead · Vera StanhopeBuy
- 2024LThe Dark Wiveslead · Vera StanhopeBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Joe AshworthVera’s detective sergeant | 11 |
| Holly JackmanDetective constable on Vera’s team | 8 |
| Hector StanhopeVera’s late father, a collector of birds’ eggs | 2 |