The Rising Tide

'One of Britain's best crime writers' – Daily Express Shallow waters hide the deepest secrets. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV’s Vera , returns in The Rising Tide , the tenth entry in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves’s acclaimed series. Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . . 'A brilliant read' – Sunday Express 'A thrilling tale' – The Independent 'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' – The Mail on Sunday

'One of Britain's best crime writers' – Daily Express Shallow waters hide the deepest secrets. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV’s Vera , returns in The Rising Tide , the tenth entry in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves’s acclaimed series. Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . . 'A brilliant read' – Sunday Express 'A thrilling tale' – The Independent 'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' – The Mail on Sunday

From Ann Cleeves -- New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows -- comes the stunning tenth Vera Stanhope novel, The Rising Tide , a powerful novel about guilt, betrayal, and the longheld secrets people keep. A New York Time s and USA Today Bestseller -- Soon to be an episode of the hit TV show Vera "Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."--Louise Penny For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

From Ann Cleeves -- New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows -- comes the stunning tenth Vera Stanhope novel, The Rising Tide , a powerful novel about guilt, betrayal, and the longheld secrets people keep. A New York Time s and USA Today Bestseller -- Soon to be an episode of the hit TV show Vera "Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."--Louise Penny For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .