Dead Water is the fifth book in the Shetland series from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and the Two Rivers. When the body of a journalist is found on the island, Inspector Jimmy Perez and DI Willow Reeves realize he was onto something - something that he was killed to keep hidden . . .

Nominiert: Deanston's Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2013

Beautifully written and cleverly plotted thriller, made all the more special by the setting

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Dead Water is the fifth book in the Shetland series, from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera, Shetland, and The Two Rivers series.

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Ann Cleeves is the author of forty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.

Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021, her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. In 2022, she was awarded an OBE for her services to reading and libraries. She lives in Northumberland.