Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again
A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy is the third mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Shetland, Vera Stanhope and Two Rivers crime series.
For Dorothea Cassidy Thursdays are special, and a welcome respite from her duties as a vicar's wife. Then she is strangled - and Thursdays are never the same again.
As the small town of Otterbridge prepares for its summer carnival, Inspector Stephen Ramsay begins a painstaking investigation. He discovers that she had taken on a number of deserving cases, including a sick and lonely old woman, a disturbed adolescent, and a compulsive gambler. All these people are haunted, in one way or another, by Dorothea's goodness. And even her close family have secrets to hide. But which of them could have possibly wanted her dead?
It is not until a second body is discovered that Ramsay starts to understand how Dorothea lived - and why she died. With the carnival festivities in full swing and dusk falling, Ramsay's murder investigation reaches its chilling climax . . .
About the Author
Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV's Vera, BBC One's Shetland and ITV's The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of 'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time supporting access to books and advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.
Industry Reviews
Praise for Ann Cleeves:
'Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves' - Val McDermid, bestselling author of the Tony Hill & Carol Jordan series
'Brilliant, thoughtful and deeply engaging' - Sara Paretsky, New York Times bestselling author of the V. I. Warshawski series
Cleeves is quietly carving out a reputation as the new Queen of Crime * Sunday Mirror *
A fine writer * Sunday Telegraph *
Ann Cleeves is a skilful technician, keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouement. Her easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fiction * Daily Express *
Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves -- Val McDermid, bestselling author of the Tony Hill & Carol Jordan series
Ann Cleeves has an enviable talent . . . I love these books * CrimeSquad *
Had me hooked - a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story -- The Times on The Long Call
Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot -- Mail on Sunday on The Long Call
