The Herons Cry, Ann Cleeves
The Herons Cry, Ann Cleeves
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The Heron's Cry
A Detective Matthew Venn Novel

Bestseller

Author: Ann Cleeves

Narrator: Jack Holden

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2021


Synopsis

New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves returns with The Heron's Cry, the extraordinary follow-up to The Long Call, soon to be a major TV series, alongside her two hit TV shows Shetland and Vera.

“In Matthew Venn, Ann has created a complex, daring, subtle character.” —Louise Penny

"A complex mystery full of surprises . . . this character-driven exploration of people's darkest flaws is a sterling example of Cleeves' formidable talents." —Kirkus Reviews

"Jack Holden demonstrates his full talents in this mystery, bringing the extensive cast of characters in this small and close-knit community in Devon to life with his strong narration." —Audiofile

North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder--Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed with a shard of one of his glassblower daughter's broken vases.

Dr. Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He's a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved, though, to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.

Then another body is found--killed in a similar way. Matthew soon finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home.

DI Matthew Venn returns in The Heron's Cry, in Ann Cleeves powerful next novel, proving once again that she is a master of her craft.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

About Ann Cleeves

ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series—Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge—all of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox.The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the United Kingdom.

About Jack Holden

Jack Holden trained as an actor at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has participated in the Royal Court Young Writers Programme and the Channel 4 Screenwriting Course. He was recently on attachment at the National Theatre Studio.His debut play Cruise-a kaleidoscopic, musical odyssey through Soho and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s-premiered at the Duchess Theatre in Summer 2021 to widespread critical acclaim, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2022. Its second sold-out run took place at the Apollo Theatre in August 2022, and it received its first international production in Johannesburg. Cruise premiered in Australia in February 2025, with productions in Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay forthcoming.Jack wrote the book for Club NVRLND, an immersive club musical based on J M Barrie's Peter Pan, which premiered with a sold-out run at Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh in Summer 2025. For the Almeida Theatre, Jack adapted Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty. The production, directed by Michael Grandage, played to sell-out audiences in October/November 2025.Jack is also developing screen projects with Working Title, Independent Entertainment, World Productions, MMXX, and Michael Grandage Company. He has taken part in development writers rooms for Joi Productions and Genial.As an actor, Jack was most recently seen in John Morton's Ten Percent (Amazon) and Stefan Golaszewski's Marriage (BBC One). He has also starred in British independent films, and on stage at the National, the RSC, the Almeida, and multiple times in the West End. Jack has also produced award-winning short films. Blood Out Of A Stone premiered at BFI Flare 2018; The Rev was backed by BFI Network and premiered at London Film Festival 2022; Under The Blue has been winning awards around the world since 2024. In January 2025, Jack made his debut as writer-director with his short film Safari, produced by My Accomplice. Together, they are developing Jack's debut writer-director feature film, Man Made.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on September 05, 2021

Yes! I enjoyed first book of Two Rivers series so much and I was looking forward the author’s bringing Matthew Venn and his team back sooner! My wishes came true! Matthew with his lovely, artsy husband, resilient, exhausted single mother Jenn, ambitious, success oriented Ross are back again! This ti......more