description Telling Tales Overview
Telling Tales is a 2005 crime novel by Ann Cleeves and the second book centered on Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope. The story returns to an East Yorkshire community affected by the murder of a teenage girl ten years earlier, after evidence emerges that the man convicted of the crime may have been innocent. Vera reopens the investigation and examines the relationships, secrets, and unreliable memories surrounding the original case. It is written for readers of police procedurals and character-driven British crime fiction.
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Telling Tales ranks #138 of 183 in the Detective Novel ranking, behind A Mind to Murder, ahead of The Daughters of Cain.
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Who is the main detective in Ann Cleeves' novel "Telling Tales"?
The novel features Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope as its brilliant but unconventional lead. It is the second book in Ann Cleeves' popular series centered on the detective.
What is the central premise of "Telling Tales" by Ann Cleeves?
The story revolves around a teenage girl's murder that occurred ten years earlier in an East Yorkshire community. The case is reopened when new evidence emerges suggesting the man convicted of the crime might be innocent.
When was the Vera Stanhope novel "Telling Tales" published?
The crime novel was published in 2005. It is the second installment in the book series that was later adapted into the hit television show "Vera."
Where does the investigation in "Telling Tales" take place?
The story is primarily set in an East Yorkshire community. Detective Vera Stanhope returns to the area to unravel a decade-old mystery that continues to haunt the local residents.
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