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Telling Tales

Vera Stanhope, Book 2

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Telling Tales

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Janine Birkett
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Telling Tales is the second audiobook in Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope series.

They thought she was a murderer. But now she’s a victim...

Ten years ago fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel was murdered, her cold body discovered lying in a ditch. Her father’s girlfriend was found guilty of the crime. Now, evidence has emerged that proves her innocence and means that Abigail’s killer still roams free.

Abigail’s best friend at the time of the murder has now returned to the East Yorkshire village of Elvet to raise her young family. Shocked by the new revelations, she begins to realize that she didn’t know her friend as well as she thought...

Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope is tasked with uncovering the truth and, as her new inquiries stoke up past secrets the villagers will lie to protect, she must find out which lies will bring her to the killer.

Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Hidden Depths and Silent Voices.

©2011 Ann Cleeves (P)2019 Isis Publishing Limited Crime Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Village

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Vera Stanhope calls a spade a spade. She is solid in more ways than one!

Telling Tales

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Love the Vera Stanthorpe stories in a book or tv series. Highly recommend the book

The twists and turns of the story

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Good story, great performance . Kept me guessing right to the end of the story. Excellent characterisation.

Great performance

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Wonderful character writing and descriptions. Didn't guess the murderer and was drawn in to listening time and again. Absolutely fantastic!

character writing and suspense

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Less setting the scene at the beginning of the story as it was introduced throughout. Really enjoyed it

Good twist

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Enyjoyed the writing and the story telling having read the books when I could see it was comforting to hear it

As I have suddenly been diagnosed sight impaired I am finding these comforting

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Janine Birkett narrates so very well. so easy to listen, excellent characterisation. Anne Cleeves writes about every day events, seemingly inconsquential yet at the same time conveying portents of bad things and unspoken peril, I loved it, the suspense was great!

Excellent narration and very cleverly written suspense

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Just as good as the first Vera Stanhope book The Crow Trap if not better. Recommended.

Great

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Like vera good down to earth you can visualise the scenes, most enjoyable would recommend

Well read

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Great book - the narrator did an amazing job with the local accents, normally it’s a generic ‘Yorkshire’ accent which is really distracting.

I love the writing - the detail and the descriptions were satisfying

At last a narrator who can do an East Riding accent!

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