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The Raging Storm

Two Rivers, Book 3

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The Raging Storm

Written by: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Jack Holden
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Fierce winds, howling seas and deadly secrets await in The Raging Storm, the latest mystery featuring Detective Matthew Venn from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland.

When Jem Rosco – sailor, adventurer and local legend – blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. The residents think nothing of it when Rosco disappears again; that’s the sort of man he is.

Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out during a raging storm and his body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own.

This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn. He came to the remote village as a child, its community populated by the Barum Brethren that he parted ways with, so when superstition and rumour mix and another body is found in the cove, Matthew soon finds his judgement clouded.

As the stormy winds howl and the village is cut off, Venn and his team start their investigation, little realizing their own lives might be in danger. . .

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge.


©2023 Ann Cleeves (P)2023 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction LGBTQ2S+ Police Procedural Thriller Mystery Suspense Village
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What the critics say

'Matthew Venn is a keeper' - David Baldacci

'Had me hooked...a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story' - The Times

'A triumph that cements Cleeves’ status as one of Britain’s best crime writers' - Daily Express

'Jack Holden's return to narrate the third installment in this series is a treat... Holden masterfully conveys the inner struggles of Venn and his team, rounding out the humanity of the investigators' - AudioFile

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Great listen

I never saw the ending in this one coming - totally surprised. I do love the narrator - his voice makes the story. Wish he narrated all of Ann Cleese’s books!!

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My new favourite Ann Cleeves novel

Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It is beautifully paced and the characters come to life with Jack Holden’s reading. I’m looking forward to the next in the series.

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Engaging and special treat at the end

How wonderful to finish a great story and then hear a nice informative interview between the author and the voice actor. Delightful.

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Never again

So disappointing. It was so boring listening to Matthew's and Jen's and Ross' internal doubts and resentments and competitiveness. Oh my God, please spare us a constant references to Venn's religious background.

There was way way way way way way way way way way too much of that.

It was fantastic that I knew which character was speaking because the reader did different accents so well.

She is recycling characters. Ross is just like the married sergeant in Vera. Jen is just like the one who gets killed in another series. I forget which one.

Of course the superior is incompetent.

Boring and disappointing. I really wish there was a satisfaction guaranteed or your money back deal.

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