the heron's cry two rivers book 2 ann cleeves

Places that have different communities within them. Your novels always have such a strong sense of place, what made you choose North Devon for this series?Īnn: ‘I like really complex locations, places that hit you and strike you.

I think he’s slightly frightened of failing and he lacks confidence and it takes his partner to give him that.’ You certainly couldn’t call Vera sensitive, he struggles to belong, he’s had bad depression in the past, and coming back now to make a fresh start with a new partner, new house, new job and really wants to make a success of it. How does Matthew Venn differ from Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez?Īnn: ‘Matthew is quite a sensitive character I think. And its quite a difficult time for him because it’s his first time back in North Devon, and he has to face this quite tricky case which involves some important people within the community.’ He grew up in North Devon and became estranged from his family because they’re deeply religious and he’s not. What can we expect from the series and from Matthew Venn?Īnn: ‘Matthew’s coming home. It starts with a body being found on Crowpoint, which is an eerie bit of beach that points into the torrid Torrent estuary and of course the team have to work out who the murderer is.’

Ann: ‘The new series features Inspector Detective Matthew Venn but I hope it will be more of an ensemble piece so we find out a little bit more about his colleagues, Jen Rafferty, who’s a scouser who has escaped an abusive marriage and moved down to North Devon, and very much local boy Ross May.

The heron's cry two rivers book 2 ann cleeves