The Darkest Evening

Vera Stanhope, Book 9

De: Ann Cleeves

Narrado por: Janine Birkett

Christmas is coming – and death is at the door. DCI Vera Stanhope returns in The Darkest Evening, the ninth novel in number one Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves’s phenomenally popular crime series.

The darkest nights can hide the deadliest secrets . . .

Driving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope’s only thought is to get there quickly.

But with the snow driving down heavily, she becomes disorientated and loses her way, eventually stumbling on another car abandoned on the road. With the driver’s door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat.

Afraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in.

Inside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera has a new case. Could she be the child’s mother and, if she is, what happened to her?

'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' – Mail on Sunday

Reseñas de la Crítica

A thoroughly engrossing thriller

Cleeves’s Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combining old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on class

Brilliantly written, with more twists and turns you can shake one of Vera’s hats at

A gripping read

Fans will enjoy matching wits with Cleeves’s eccentric sleuth right up to the dangerous surprise in her denouement

Cleeves has a fine time constructing a clockwork murder plot

Superb . . . This page-turner is must reading for fans as well as newcomers (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

This ninth instalment will keep you guessing until the end

Well-paced and plotted, with its evocative Northumberland village setting and excellent characterisation, this is a great winter read

A touch of the Agatha Christie house-party murder (Book of the Week, Country Life)

Award-winning crime author Ann Cleeves makes a welcome return with the ninth book in her popular Vera series

Voices accents

I could imagine all the characters. I could differentiate them by the voices. I could imagine the setting

fantastic story

I had to listen to this straight through it was a great fast paced story that kept me entertained to the end

Slow and repetitive

Ok, but unfortunately it is full of filler and constant repetitions. The pace is really slow.