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The Sleeping and The Dead is a tense psychological thriller from Ann Cleeves, author and creator of three astounding TV series: Shetland, Vera and The Long Call.

Detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake where the body of a teenager has been discovered.
After trawling through the missing persons files, he comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.

The news report that a body has been found leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded and long buried memories from her past . . .



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Cleeves again excels in her sense of place in this cleverly plotted psychological thriller * The Times *
A suspenseful crime story that puts Ms Cleeves in the Rendell class * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *

The Sleeping and the Dead

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      Publisher Pan Macmillan
      Published 5 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9781529070514
      978-1529070514
      ISBN-10 1529070511
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      Fiction Crime & Thrillers Books by Ann Cleeves

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Sleeping and The Dead is a tense psychological thriller from Ann Cleeves, author and creator of three astounding TV series: Shetland, Vera and The Long Call.

      Detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake where the body of a teenager has been discovered.
      After trawling through the missing persons files, he comes to the conclusion that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.

      The news report that a body has been found leaves prison officer Hannah Morton in shock. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. And now the discovery is bringing back dreaded and long buried memories from her past . . .



      Trade Review
      Cleeves again excels in her sense of place in this cleverly plotted psychological thriller * The Times *
      A suspenseful crime story that puts Ms Cleeves in the Rendell class * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *

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