Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves
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ljbookbingo is Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves for the Mystery/Crime square found here.
It has been ten years since Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel. Now residents of the East Yorkshire village of Elvet are disturbed to hear of new evidence proving Jeanie’s innocence. Abigail’s killer is still at large.
For one young woman, Emma Bennett, the revelation brings back haunting memories of her vibrant best friend--and of that fearful winter’s day when she had discovered her body lying cold in a ditch.
As Inspector Vera Stanhope makes fresh enquiries on the peninsula and villagers are hauled back to a time they hoped to forget, tensions begin to mount. But are people afraid of the killer or of their own guilty pasts?
With each person’s story revisited, the Inspector begins to suspect that some deadly secrets are threatening to unfurl…-Amazon Book Description
The second novel in the Vera Stanhope mystery series, Telling Tales, was a very good intriguing story. It is full of delightfully fleshed out secondary characters and a setting that is practically a character all on its own. Although I didn't like the characters as much as in the first story they were still very well written. Once again I absolutely loved Vera and wished to spend more time with her when the story was over. So I will probably read the next book in order to do so. If this book has a weakness it is probably that when Vera is not on the page the story drags a bit. Other then that it is very well done mystery and I highly recommend it!
On a personal note my life has been going very well but I need to rant so ignore this bit if you want. I just had a very frustrating evening with my family. I love them dearly but they are some of the most closed minded people I know. So hearing them talk about politics or the news of the day is always so disappointing because we disagree about so many things. I have learned not to say anything because it does no good and I get dogpiled and shouted down. So I keep quiet and it makes for a disheartening experience. I go to these family events because I love them but I am always so saddened by some of the opinions they express and believe in.
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ljbookbingo is Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves for the Mystery/Crime square found here.
It has been ten years since Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel. Now residents of the East Yorkshire village of Elvet are disturbed to hear of new evidence proving Jeanie’s innocence. Abigail’s killer is still at large.
For one young woman, Emma Bennett, the revelation brings back haunting memories of her vibrant best friend--and of that fearful winter’s day when she had discovered her body lying cold in a ditch.
As Inspector Vera Stanhope makes fresh enquiries on the peninsula and villagers are hauled back to a time they hoped to forget, tensions begin to mount. But are people afraid of the killer or of their own guilty pasts?
With each person’s story revisited, the Inspector begins to suspect that some deadly secrets are threatening to unfurl…-Amazon Book Description
The second novel in the Vera Stanhope mystery series, Telling Tales, was a very good intriguing story. It is full of delightfully fleshed out secondary characters and a setting that is practically a character all on its own. Although I didn't like the characters as much as in the first story they were still very well written. Once again I absolutely loved Vera and wished to spend more time with her when the story was over. So I will probably read the next book in order to do so. If this book has a weakness it is probably that when Vera is not on the page the story drags a bit. Other then that it is very well done mystery and I highly recommend it!
On a personal note my life has been going very well but I need to rant so ignore this bit if you want. I just had a very frustrating evening with my family. I love them dearly but they are some of the most closed minded people I know. So hearing them talk about politics or the news of the day is always so disappointing because we disagree about so many things. I have learned not to say anything because it does no good and I get dogpiled and shouted down. So I keep quiet and it makes for a disheartening experience. I go to these family events because I love them but I am always so saddened by some of the opinions they express and believe in.
This entry was originally posted at https://under-the-silk-tree.dreamwidth.org/39390.html