Imagined crossover · Police detectives
What if Vera Stanhope met Maxwell Ryan?
Northumbria’s finest. Both are dedicated to the north-east and its people, and both lead loyal, mismatched teams.
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The pair
Vera StanhopeDetective Inspector in NorthumberlandBy Ann Cleeves · Vera Stanhope · first in The Crow Trap
Chemistry6/10
Friction7/10
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Where and when
Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland
The 2010s to today
The story
- How they might meet
- A body found on the Northumberland coast sits right on the edge of both detectives’ patches.
- Why they would work
- Both are dedicated to the north-east and its people, and both lead loyal, mismatched teams.
- What each brings
- Vera reads people with uncanny accuracy and never lets anyone off the hook. Ryan is methodical, determined and drawn to the history behind a crime.
- Where they would clash
- Vera does not share her cases or her biscuits. Ryan would find her as exhausting as he found her impressive.
Strengths compared
Vera Stanhope Maxwell Ryan
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- The Crow TrapAnn Cleeves · 1999 · Vera Stanhope's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- Holy IslandL.J. Ross · 2015 · Maxwell Ryan's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
