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The Crow Trap is a crime novel by Ann Cleeves, first published in 1999, and the opening book of the Vera Stanhope series. Its story brings three women together at an isolated cottage in Northumberland to conduct an environmental survey connected with a proposed quarry. A suspicious death draws Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope into the case, introducing the observant and unconventional investigator who later became the central figure of the series.
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The Crow Trap ranks #100 of 183 in the Detective Novel ranking, behind Fer-de-Lance, ahead of Service of All the Dead.
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How is Vera Stanhope introduced in The Crow Trap?
Vera enters after a death disrupts an environmental survey based at isolated Baikie’s Cottage in the North Pennines. Ann Cleeves initially develops the three women conducting the survey before the unconventional detective takes control of the investigation.
Is The Crow Trap the first Vera Stanhope book?
Yes, The Crow Trap was published in 1999 and begins the Vera Stanhope series. The next novel is Telling Tales, followed by Hidden Depths.
Was The Crow Trap adapted for the ITV series Vera?
Yes, ITV adapted it during the first series of Vera, with Brenda Blethyn in the title role. The television version restructures portions of the novel to bring Vera into the story earlier.
How is The Crow Trap different from Ann Cleeves’s Shetland novels?
The Crow Trap is set around Northumberland and the North Pennines and introduces Vera Stanhope. Cleeves’s Shetland series begins with Raven Black and follows detective Jimmy Perez in the Shetland Islands.
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