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The Long Call

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by Ann Cleeves
Ben Aldridge
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"Narrator Ben Aldridge gives listeners the perfect introduction to Matthew Venn...it's a smashing start to a third series by Cleeves." — AudioFile Magazine
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
The Long Call from Ann Cleeves—bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes the first in a gripping new series, told with deep compassion and searing insight.
"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."—Louise Penny
In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his estranged father's funeral takes place. On the day Matthew left the strict evangelical community he grew up in, he lost his family too.
Now, as he turns and walks away again, he receives a call from one of his team. A body has been found on the beach nearby: a man with a tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death.
The case calls Matthew back to the people and places of his past, as deadly secrets hidden at their hearts are revealed, and his new life is forced into a collision course with the world he thought he'd left behind.
A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF FALL 2019

  • Creators

  • Series

    Two Rivers

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 6, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250839022
      • File size: 334431 KB
      • Duration: 11:36:43

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Ben Aldridge gives listeners the perfect introduction to Matthew Venn, a cool-headed DI in picturesque North Devon whose calm life is about to be shattered. Aldridge narrates at an easy pace and provides a subtle regional accent as Venn investigates the murder of a man with an albatross tattooed around his neck. Aldridge's smoothly shifting accents and warm tone draw listeners in as they become privy to the additional perspectives of Matthew's wry colleague, Jen Rafferty, and kindly Morris Braddock, who is protective of his bold adult daughter with Down syndrome. As the investigation expands, listeners slowly discover the murder victim's connections to Venn's past, as well as to his sweet and energetic husband. It's a smashing start to a third series by Cleeves--who has firmly established herself with the Vera Stanhope and Shetland series. E.E.C. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 22, 2019
      Set in Devon, England, this thoughtful series launch from bestseller Cleeves (the Vera Stanhope series) introduces Det. Insp. Matthew Venn, who spent his childhood among the Barum Brethren, a strict evangelical community led by the charismatic Dennis Salter. As a teenager, Matthew rejected the teachings of the community and was banished. Now in his late 30s, the tightly wound and reserved Matthew works in nearby Barnstable and is married to Jon, who runs a multi-use community arts center called Woodward. When a local man turns up stabbed to death on a beach near Matthew and Jon’s house, the resulting investigation draws a few too many connections to Woodward—including that the victim volunteered there—and soon Matthew’s past and present lives begin to collide. Cleeves makes good use of Devon local color and populates this subtle, expertly paced mystery with distinctive supporting characters. Hopefully, future installments will delve even further into the intriguing Barum Brethren. Agent: Sarah Menguc, Sarah Menguc Literary Agent (U.K.)

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.