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ANN CLEEVES ON BRENDA BLETHYN'S PORTRAYAL OF VERA!
The choice of Brenda Blethyn to play Vera was inspired. She's a brilliant actor with a wicked sense of humour and a deep commitment to the character. She does the witty and malicious put-downs in a way that shows both her compassion and authority. She stays true to the Vera of the books while making the character very much her own. When people say: Oh, I do love Vera!? they mean they love Brenda's Vera and I'm delighted by that. If people didn't enjoy the show they wouldn't be tempted to return to the books.
When the adaptation of The Moth Catcher is broadcast as episode three, I'll be marvelling at Brenda's portrayal of a strong, stubborn woman who's superb at her job. It won't feel as if it has very much to do with me. That's the magic of good television.
The Moth Catcher is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.
As though to a flame, they were drawn to their deaths . . .
Life seems perfect in Valley Farm, a quiet community in Northumberland. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist named Patrick, to look after the place while they're away. But Patrick is found dead by the side of the lane into the valley - a beautiful, lonely place to die.
DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene and when searching the attic of the big house - where Patrick had a flat - she finds the body of a second man. The only thing connecting the two victims is a fascination with studying moths - and catching these beautiful, rare creatures.
Those who live in the close-knit Valley Farm development have secrets too, and as Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be deadly secrets trapped there . . .
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- Contributor: Ann Cleeves
- Imprint: Pan Books
- ISBN13: 9781529050165
- Number of Pages: 400
- Packaged Dimensions: 129x196x24mm
- Packaged Weight: 272
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Release Date: 2021-01-21
- Series: Vera Stanhope
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty 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 and Jimmy Perez, who can now be found on television in ITV's Vera and BBC One's Shetland. 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 is a member of 'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann is also a passionate champion for libraries and was a National Libraries Day Ambassador in 2016. Ann lives in North Tyneside near where the Vera books are set.
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