The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, Band 1)

At the isolated Baikie's Cottage in the North Pennines, three very different women come together to complete an environmental study. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal.

For team leader Rachael, the project is the perfect opportunity to rebuild her confidence after a double-betrayal by her lover and boss, Peter Kemp. Botanist Anne, on the other hand, sees it as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace, a strange, uncommunicative young woman with plenty of secrets to hide.

When Rachael arrives at the cottage, she is horrified to discover the body of her friend, Bella Furness. It appears Bella has committed suicide - something Rachael finds impossible to accept.

It is only after the next death occurs that a fourth woman enters the picture - the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope . . .

Praise for the Vera Stanhope series

'Intricate plotting . . . a compulsive read'
Independent

'One of the best natural writers of detective fiction'
Sunday Express

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