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Silent Voices

A Vera Stanhope Mystery

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Silent Voices

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Charlie Hardwick
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When Inspector Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if, for once in her life, she's uncovered a simple death from natural causes. But a closer inspection reveals bruises around the victim's throat, and Vera quickly realizes she has a murder on her hands.

Silent Voices will thrill fans of Ann Cleeves's best-selling Shetland Island mysteries as well as traditional mystery lovers looking for a new smart police procedural with emotional heft.

©2011 Ann Cleeves (P)2011 Soundings Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction
Complex Characters • Intriguing Plot • Unexpected Twists • Compelling Mystery • Psychological Depth • Pleasant Voice
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Excellent story, perfect narration. You envision the characters from the TV series, but it does not get in the way of the story. More please.

Wonderful

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I totally agree with another reviewer who shouted, "Long Live Vera!!" Vera Stanhope, an overweight, middle-aged, somewhat unpolished Scottish chief detective has won my heart with her intellect and savvy. This police procedural is just about perfect in every way -- great characters, an amazing plot filled with numerous twists and turns, and terrific narration. I would buy the entire series if Audible carried it -- but it appears they only have a few of Ann Cleeves great "Vera Stanhope" books. A really great listen!

Vera is My New Hero! Loved This One!

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I came to this after enjoying the Shetland books, and it's even better! Vera is an engaging character, as are her colleagues, and Harkdwick's interpretation is spot on. I hope Audible will add more if this series to its list, and I wish the books were more available in the U.S.

More Vera and Charlie Hardwick, please!

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This was a solid whodunnit from a writer I've enjoyed for her Shetland series. Vera Stanhope is an engaging character with a totally believable persona. Her aging overweight physical limitations are well compensated by her quick wit and analytical genius. I thought the plot got overly twisted with too many semi-plausible villains, but, in the end, there was a satisfying wrap to a good 10 hour read. I'll look for more in this series before I download the available Book 6.

The narrator was spot on for the characters he portrayed. He did a nice job with both male and female characters...young and mature.

Looking for more of this series

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Whoever this is amazing. She acted out each part. This was far more than reading. It was a performance indeed.
Also it’s nice to hear a story that is not full of vulgarity or profanity.

Amazing Reader

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No one is as good as PD James! But Anne Cleeves runs a very fast second. I love these mysteries and this one is as complex psychologically as it gets. Very interesting, full of twists and turns, great characters, wonderful insights into parents and children when things don’t go well. Certainly read this! The performance is excellent too and the characters come alive.

Another good one

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Even though I guessed the guilty party just before it was revealed, it was near the end and I didn't get all of it. The construction is really well crafted, all the characters believable.

Excellent twists

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Vera is a complex and brilliant detective with all the complexes of a large lumbering woman. Fascinating plot and characters.

Great listen

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great, good, unbelievable
story full of suspence
good developed characters
story well developed
story teller excellent
love the brassy Vera
keep writing
cab't wait till the next story

, good suspense, a+nd surprises diction

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I've watched the TV version of this book so I could clearly so all the characters. I had forgotten who the killer was, the good thing about being old, everything becomes new again...lol. I loved the TV show but the book is even better. I can't wait to download the next book.

great book

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