Book review: The Moth Catcher

FAT, middle-aged detective Vera Stanhope seems an unlikely heroine. But the dishevelled sleuth has won millions of fans through Ann Cleeves’ gritty crime thrillers, and the TV adaptation starring Brenda Blethyn.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2015 - 01:00

Review: Gill Oliver

Ann Cleeves

Macmillan, €25.50; ebook, €11.99

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