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- Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote Burial of Ghosts, a thrilling standalone crime novel--now in print in the US.For Lizzie Bartholomew, a holiday in Morocco will change her life forever.
- About the Author: ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series--Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge--all of which are watched and loved in the United States.
- 368 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
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"Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote Burial of Ghosts, a thrilling standalone crime novel-now in print in the US. For Lizzie Bartholomew, a holiday in Morocco will change her life forever. But not in the way she had hoped . . . Lizzie had planned her trip to Marrakech as the perfect escape from her life-and her nightmares-in Northumberland. Abandoned as a baby, and having spent her childhood moving between foster homes, Lizzie certainly has much to escape from. Morocco is the perfect paradise she had imagined, especially when she finds herself on a bus sitting next to an intriguing man who is also travelling to fulfill his dreams. After a brief affair with the fellow traveller, Lizzie returns to England. In the days that follow, she receives a letter that states that her mysterious lover has died and left a large sum of money for her in his will. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy, conditions that will alter the course of Lizzie's life forever . . "--Book Synopsis
Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote Burial of Ghosts, a thrilling standalone crime novel--now in print in the US.
For Lizzie Bartholomew, a holiday in Morocco will change her life forever. But not in the way she had hoped . . .
Lizzie had planned her trip to Marrakech as the perfect escape from her life--and her nightmares--in Northumberland. Abandoned as a baby, and having spent her childhood moving between foster homes, Lizzie certainly has much to escape from. Morocco is the perfect paradise she had imagined, especially when she finds herself on a bus sitting next to an intriguing man who is also travelling to fulfill his dreams.
About the Author
ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series--Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge--all 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.