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As always with Ann Cleeves, the plotting is tight. Many police procedural books are not worth buying in hardback as you know what happens and you'll almost certainly not reread the book. With Cleeves, there's the pleasure of the initial read and then the delight of rereading to discover how the plot slotted together.
As well as reading the review copy that the publishers made available, I listened to an audio download, narrated by Janine Birkett and which I purchased myself. I have listened to Birkett narrating one of the earlier books in the Vera series without any problemsBut . However, when I listened to ''"The Dark Wives''", I wasn't entirely convinced by some of the male voices. That is almost certainly me being very picky.
This is a superb series. If you haven't done so already, start reading at the beginning:
