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A review by thisandthatwithkaren
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
5.0
The Long Call is book one in the Two Rivers series by Ann Cleeves. It is a great start to a new crime/mystery series that I will continue with.
I am a huge fan of British mysteries and this did not let me down. In the spirit of her Vera and Shetland series we are transported this time to Barnstaple, North Devon between the 2 rivers, Taw and Torridge. I enjoyed a few weeks in North Devon and knew some of the places described in the story.
In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father’s funeral takes place. Once loved and cherished, 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 into the community he thought he had left behind, as deadly secrets hidden at its heart are revealed, and his past and present collide.
In true Ann Cleeves format the story is more character driven, moving at a steady pace and all coming to a climax closer to the end. I enjoyed the inclusion of the learning disabled women, Lucy, Chrissie and Rosa Holsworthy and their central role in the mystery as well as touching on the difficulty of being different in a small village. Kept me guessing till the very end, I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery.
I requested and received an Advanced Readers Copy from the publisher and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I am a huge fan of British mysteries and this did not let me down. In the spirit of her Vera and Shetland series we are transported this time to Barnstaple, North Devon between the 2 rivers, Taw and Torridge. I enjoyed a few weeks in North Devon and knew some of the places described in the story.
In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father’s funeral takes place. Once loved and cherished, 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 into the community he thought he had left behind, as deadly secrets hidden at its heart are revealed, and his past and present collide.
In true Ann Cleeves format the story is more character driven, moving at a steady pace and all coming to a climax closer to the end. I enjoyed the inclusion of the learning disabled women, Lucy, Chrissie and Rosa Holsworthy and their central role in the mystery as well as touching on the difficulty of being different in a small village. Kept me guessing till the very end, I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery.
I requested and received an Advanced Readers Copy from the publisher and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.