{"product_id":"9781250204486","title":"The Heron's Cry (Detective Matthew Venn Novel #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible.”—Richard Osman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Cleeves—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—returns with\u003ci\u003e The Heron's Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, the mesmerizing second book in the  Matthew Venn series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“In Matthew Venn, Ann has created a complex, daring, subtle character.” —Louise Penny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A complex mystery full of surprises . . . this character-driven exploration of people's darkest flaws is a sterling example of Cleeves' formidable talents.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorth Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder--Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed with a shard of one of his glassblower daughter's broken vases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He's a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved, though, to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen another body is found--killed in a similar way. Matthew soon finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDI Matthew Venn returns in \u003ci\u003eThe Heron's Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, in Ann Cleeves powerful next novel, proving once again that she is a master of her craft.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370418704445,"sku":"9781250204486","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781250204486_p0.jpg?v=1771588741","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781250204486","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}