The Rising Tide

A Vera Stanhope Novel (Vera Stanhope, Book 10)

By: Ann Cleeves

Narrated by: Janine Birkett

Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

"Janine Birkett's captivating narration does full justice to Ann Cleeves's masterful storytelling in the latest installment of this mystery series."-AudioFile Magazine on The Rising Tide

From Ann Cleeves—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes the stunning tenth Vera Stanhope audiobook, The Rising Tide, a powerful story about guilt, betrayal, and the longheld secrets people keep.

"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."—Louise Penny

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .

But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

©2022 Ann Cleeves (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Vera is quite a character

I usually prefer the book to the movie, or in this case,
the series, but it was the reverse for me this time. I enjoyed the voice, attitudes and stubbornness displayed by the character in the series as opposed to the voice of this narrator. Obviously the series gives a face to the name and to all the events in the story. I wish the VERA series had continued, but there would be no series without the author, of course .

Another Winner For Vera!

Another winner for Ann Cleeves & Vera Stanhope. Just wish I hadn’t read the whole series already; maybe I should go back & start again!

Wonderful story

No spoilers. It’s great to read a solid new story with Vera Stanhope in charge.
There are a number of well drawn characters who are believable and have topical jobs.
The entire story was well written and the characters are people who we could actually meet or know.

Always a joy to read Cleeves

As satisfying as always. I had my own idea about who the perp was; but I was wrong. In some ways, I maybe would’ve liked my own outcome more. LOL. But I certainly will defer to Ms. Cleeve’s insightful story weaving.

I am very saddened at the ending of the book. I’m a little disappointed about that, and unsure why it had to be.

Good Ole Vera

Good windy, twisty story we come to expect from Vera. Good characters and great setting.

Great narration

Slow and confusing 1/3 of the way through the book..but then becomes captivating and hard to walk away from.

Excellent

Even after so many stories, V lives on and is still as fresh and complex as to be alive and not just in one’s imagination.

brilliant story

All you can want from a whodunnit, the rising suspence set against the rising and ebbing of the tide is cleverly done. Vera is becoming more and more lovable, she is the sort of woman I would like to know!

My first Anne Clever book

At first I could not get into the direction of this story but decided to plod along. Eventually after getting to place the characters in our the story it started to get interesting.

Towards the end I could not wait to get to the bottom of it all. Turned out I was so wrong as to who the culprit would be.

Didn't care too much about the accents but I guess it wad necessary for background conformity.

Dudley

Ann Cleeves Never Disappoints!!

Another wonderful Vera Stanhope novel! Well written- couldn’t stop listening! Can’t wait for the next one!!!!!!