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Ann Cleeves

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ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series—Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, and Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn—both of which are watched and loved in the United States.

Shetland and Vera are available on BritBox in the United States. An adaptation of The Long Call, the first book in her Two Rivers series, premiered on BritBox in 2021.

The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She lives in the United Kingdom.

Ann Cleeves Books

Playing Dead book cover

Playing Dead

Martin Edwards
A Bird in the Hand book cover

A Bird in the Hand

Ann Cleeves
High Island Blues book cover

High Island Blues

Ann Cleeves
Sea Fever book cover

Sea Fever

Ann Cleeves
A Prey to Murder book cover

A Prey to Murder

Ann Cleeves
Come Death and High Water book cover

Come Death and High Water

Ann Cleeves
Murder in Paradise book cover

Murder in Paradise

Ann Cleeves
The Mill on the Shore book cover

The Mill on the Shore

Ann Cleeves
The Dark Wives book cover

The Dark Wives

Ann Cleeves
Ink and Daggers book cover

Ink and Daggers

Maxim Jakubowski
The Raging Storm book cover

The Raging Storm

Ann Cleeves
The Rising Tide book cover

The Rising Tide

Ann Cleeves
The Woman on the Island book cover

The Woman on the Island

Ann Cleeves
The Girls on the Shore book cover

The Girls on the Shore

Ann Cleeves
The Heron's Cry book cover

The Heron's Cry

Ann Cleeves
The Darkest Evening book cover

The Darkest Evening

Ann Cleeves
Frozen book cover

Frozen

Ann Cleeves
The Long Call book cover

The Long Call

Ann Cleeves
Wild Fire book cover

Wild Fire

Ann Cleeves
Ten Year Stretch book cover

Ten Year Stretch

Martin Edwards
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