{"product_id":"the-seagull-a-vera-stanhope-mystery-9781250193322","title":"The Seagull: A Vera Stanhope Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ann Cleeves--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes\u003ci\u003e The Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI loved \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e -- quite simply it reminds me why Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers  I relish learning more about Vera with each book, and \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e provides fresh insight into one of our most complex and lovable sleuths.\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Louise Penny\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefinitely one of the best crime novels of 2017.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Reviewing the Evidence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA visit to her local prison brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace. Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper - and Vera played a key part in his downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Brace promises Vera information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious wheeler-dealer who disappeared in the mid-nineties, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren. He tells her that Marshall is dead, and that his body is buried close to St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay. However, when a search team investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis cold case case takes Vera back in time, and very close to home, as Brace and Marshall, along with a mysterious stranger known only as 'the Prof', were close friends of Hector, her father. Together, they were the 'Gang of Four', regulars at a glamorous nightclub called The Seagull. Hector had been one of the last people to see Marshall alive. As the past begins to collide dangerously with the present, Vera confronts her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing new novel by Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves, about corruption deep in the heart of a community, and fragile, and fracturing, family relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250193322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Ann Cleeves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648675213468,"sku":"9781250193322","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f938bf48-2bb3-4d08-9b5c-29900eeabfdf.jpg?v=1603870717","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-seagull-a-vera-stanhope-mystery-9781250193322","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}