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“Holy Smokes! The Raging Storm is a twisty, on-the-edge-of-your-seat, wild ride of a novel. If you are lamenting the end of the Shetland series, rejoice in this new Ann Cleeves series starring Matthew Venn, a slightly uptight, gay police detective, who cannot quite believe how much he is loved by his husband, or how deeply he his respected by his team. The darkness of the Devon coast competes here with the darkness of the human soul as Venn and his team investigate the strange death of a local-boy-turned-celebrity-adventurer who returns to his home village under cover of night, awaiting a mysterious woman visitor. The clannish villagers, many of whom belong to the evangelical sect upon which a teenaged Venn turned his back, are suspicious and wary of the police, even as they cast their eyes about among themselves, wondering who has awakened old ghosts and old enmities. Jack Holdenās narration is superb, and this audiobook is not to be missed. ”
— Sarah • Raven Book Store
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“The third novel in the Matthew Venn series is another excellent mystery from Ann Cleeves! Set in a remote village in stormy weather, she achieves her usual atmospheric blend of the unexpected and the everyday. The audiobook is impeccably narrated by Jack Holden, master of the various English accents involved. I never miss a title by this author!”
— Katherine • Letterpress Books
"Holden masterfully conveys the inner struggles of Venn and his team, rounding out the humanity of the investigators. With its twists and turns, the plot keeps listeners engaged. An added bonus is Ann Cleeves speaking directly to listeners about the origin of the Venn series."- AudioFile
"Jack Holden demonstrates his full talents in this mystery, bringing the extensive cast of characters in this small and close-knit community in Devon to life with his strong narration...His spot-on timing helps keep the story moving toward its surprising end, resulting in a thoroughly enjoyable listen." āAudioFile on The Heron's Cry
Ann CleevesāNew York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV showsāreturns with The Raging Storm, the extraordinary third installment in the Matthew Venn series.
Fierce winds, dark secrets, deadly intentions.
When Jem Roscoāsailor, adventurer, and legendāblows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. But just as abruptly as he arrived, Rosco disappears again, and soon his lifeless body is discovered in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own.
This is an uncomfortable case for Detective Inspector Matthew Venn. Greystone is a place he visited as a child, a community he parted ways with. Superstition and rumor mix with fact as another body is found, and Venn finds his judgment clouded.
As the winds howl, and Venn and his team investigate, he realizes that no one, including himself, is safe from Scully Coveās storm of dark secrets.
āA friend of mine once joked that the work of Ann Cleeves is the closest the crime fiction genre comes to evoking ASMRāthe euphoric, pleasant, spine-tingling sensation thatās all the rage on YouTube. The books never get too dark, never venture too far into dangerous territory, but arenāt outright cozy, either.āāThe New York Times
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martinās Press.
ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television seriesāShetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridgeāall of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox.
The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the United Kingdom.
Jack Holden is an actor and writer from London. His West End credits include the National Theatre's War Horse and the Almeida Theatre's Ink. He has also performed at the RSC, Bristol Old Vic and toured extensively around the UK. Cruise was his West End debut as a playwright.
