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Vera Stanhope, a seasoned investigator, is assigned to find the killer of a teenage boy. While delving into the case, she uncovers a tangled web of hidden truths that reverberates through the small English community, revealing that nothing is as it seems.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Ann Cleeves
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