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The Sleeping and the Dead

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: John Telfer
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Tense and twisting, The Sleeping and the Dead is an expertly-drawn detective story from Ann Cleeves, creator of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series.

'Cleeves again excels in her sense of place in this cleverly plotted psychological thriller' – The Times

Northumberland detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake, where a diving instructor has made a gruesome discovery. In the water lies a corpse – the body of a teenager who has clearly been dead for many years.

After trawling through the missing persons files, Porteous comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.

The news report leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded, long-buried memories from her past . . .

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again.

©2011 Ann Cleeves (P)2018 Isis Ulverscroft Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller & Suspense Thriller Young Adult

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suspense. one never knew what was coming next. I love this author and the clarity of the reader

Suspence

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I’m a fan of Anne Cleese’s other works, really enjoyed this stand alone story, a great, easy listen

Great twists and turns

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A nice gentle read with credible characterisation, a good plot and decent denouement. The procedural element let it down - a DI and DS doing all the legwork really doesn’t happen. And where, with two murders, was the incident room and proper teams? I guess as an ex-cop I have to suspend disbelief, which I did and ended up enjoying the romp!

Good plot, poor procedural

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As with all her books it is always a great read. Beautifully narrated. Highly recommend.

Great story

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Really good storyline and well narrated on Audible. Very enjoyable listen. I will get more from this author.

Great Thriller

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Slow burner in the beginning but pace builds up to a tantalising story with excellent performance.

Excellent

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Everything about this book is something I don't usually like, multiple narratives, not a serise (we can but hope), jumping through time.... but I love it. Anne Cleeves at her very best.

just so good

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Enjoyed it very much but did guess the perpetrator fairly early, however I still needed to know the where and why which clarified things later.

Good read

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Loved this novel. Narration, plot etc all excellent. I hope there'll be a follow on.

Excellent

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Great listen and narration was excellent. Exciting right until the very end, Clever twist too, nuff said.

Good Story

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