{"product_id":"the-darkest-evening-a-vera-stanhope-novel","title":"The Darkest Evening A Vera Stanhope Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Ann Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling and award-winning author of the \u003ci\u003eVera\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShetland\u003c\/i\u003e series, both of which are hit TV shows\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003ecomes the stunning new Vera Stanhope novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Evening\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.\"—Louise Penny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. . . . A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter.\"—David Baldacci on \u003ci\u003eThe Long Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOn the first snowy night of winter, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope sets off for her home in the hills. Though the road is familiar, she misses a turning and soon becomes lost and disorientated. A car has skidded off the narrow road in front of her, its door left open, and she stops to help. There is no driver to be seen, so Vera assumes that the owner has gone to find help. But a cry calls her back: a toddler is strapped in the back seat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera takes the child and, driving on, she arrives at a place she knows well. Brockburn is a large, grand house in the wilds of Northumberland, now a little shabby and run down. It’s also where her father, Hector, grew up. Inside, there’s a party in full swing: music, Christmas lights and laughter. Outside, unbeknownst to the revelers, a woman lies dead in the snow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the blizzard traps the group deep in the freezing Northumberland countryside, Brockburn begins to give up its secrets, and as Vera digs deeper into her investigation, she also begins to uncover her family’s complicated past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48009539027199,"sku":"*R0033574*","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/2960023482633.jpg?v=1767649866","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-darkest-evening-a-vera-stanhope-novel","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}