Ann Cleeves
The Sleeping and the Dead Paperback Book
The Sleeping and the Dead is a tense and twisting detective story from Ann Cleeves, creator of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series.Northumberland detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake, where a diving instructor has made a gruesome discovery. In the water lies a corpse ndash the body of a teenager who has clearly been dead for many years.After trawling through the missing persons files, Porteous comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.The news report leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded, longburied memories from her past . . .#39Cleeves again excels in her sense of place in this cleverly plotted psychological thriller#39 ndash The TimesAnn Cleeves Classic Crime engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again.Praise for Ann Cleeves#39Ann Cleeves is a stone cold genius#39 ndash Marian Keyes, author of My Favorite Mistake#39Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible#39 ndash Richard Osman, author of The Thursday Murder Club#39Ann Cleevesrsquos elegance as a wordsmith, the ingenuity of her plots, and the depth of her characters can be matched by few writers#39 ndash David Baldacci, author of The 620 Man
Binding: Paperback;400 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FF; Weight: 396 g; Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 29
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The Sleeping and the Dead is a tense and twisting detective story from Ann Cleeves, creator of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series.Northumberland detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake, where a diving instructor has made a gruesome discovery. In the water lies a corpse ndash the body of a teenager who has clearly been dead for many years.After trawling through the missing persons files, Porteous comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.The news report leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded, longburied memories from her past . . .#39Cleeves again excels in her sense of place in this cleverly plotted psychological thriller#39 ndash The TimesAnn Cleeves Classic Crime engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again.Praise for Ann Cleeves#39Ann Cleeves is a stone cold genius#39 ndash Marian Keyes, author of My Favorite Mistake#39Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible#39 ndash Richard Osman, author of The Thursday Murder Club#39Ann Cleevesrsquos elegance as a wordsmith, the ingenuity of her plots, and the depth of her characters can be matched by few writers#39 ndash David Baldacci, author of The 620 Man
Binding: Paperback;400 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FF; Weight: 396 g; Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 29
Free Delivery For A Year With Unlimited Delivery For £14.99
Super Saver Delivery
£2.99
Standard Delivery
£3.99
Express Delivery
£5.99
Next Day Delivery
£6.99
24/7 InPost Locker | Shop Collect
£2.49
Evri ParcelShop
£3.99
Evri ParcelShop | Next Day Delivery
£5.99
Premium DPD Next Day Delivery
£6.99
Bulky Item Delivery
£4.99
Northern Ireland Super Saver Delivery
£2.99
Northern Ireland Standard Delivery
£4.99
Northern Ireland Express Delivery
£5.99
Unlimited Delivery
£14.99
Please note, some delivery methods are not available for products delivered by our brand partners & they may have longer delivery times.
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
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