The Raging Storm: A brilliant and tense mystery featuring Matthew Venn of ITV’s The Long Call from the Sunday Times bestselling author (Two Rivers)

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I feel like his character is just so relatable and I think a lot of Readers will be able to really connect with him. The twists and turns, challenging relationships within the community, mixed with a huge dose of superstitions surrounding routines around the sea, makes for a brilliant novel ’ The setting in this is so integral to the plot that it could almost be a character in its own right' Until the following morning, when the coastguard received an emergency call from a fishing boat in difficulty, sheltering from the storm in the lee of Scully Head.

The twists and turns, challenging relationships within the community, mixed with a huge dose of superstitions surrounding routines around the sea, makes for a brilliant novel’ Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot' - Mail on Sunday The Raging Storm is the new mystery novel by award-winning author Ann Cleeves, out now in the both the UK and the US. Matthew Venn must unravel a third case, set in a remote fishing village in the area of North Devon where he - and Ann - grew up. The plot is carefully constructed and well thought out, there are secrets by the lorry load and many twists and turns in the complex storytelling. Whilst the pace is not exceptionally fast, I think it suits and matches both the place and the situations. The solution is a bit Christie-esque in some ways and it has certainly got Agatha convolutions! I like it!A triumph that cements Cleeves' status as one of Britain's best crime writers -- Daily Express on The Long Call When a local celebrity, Jem Rosco, wanders into the Maiden's Arms in Greystone, Devon, the locals are thrilled. Rosco's presence is a mystery; he's waiting for someone but gives no more details. Few pay much heed when he suddenly vanishes until his body is recovered from a dingy anchored in a nearby cove after a massive storm.

Matthew, along with his team members, Jen Rafferty and Ross May, head to Greystone to investigate this highly mysterious death. The troubled Venn is a great protagonist, and Cleeves may well have created her next top TV cop -- Heat Magazine on The Long Call Legendary sailor and TV personality, Jem Roscoe blows into Greystone, Devon during a September gale. He rents a cottage and says he’s there to meet someone, but he’s very mysterious and cagey about it. As a consequence, he interests and intrigues the small community and despite being an outsider, he soon becomes part of it. When he disappears, they’re at a loss. Later, following a distress call to the lifeboat, a body is found in a dinghy in very rough seas. Matthew and his partner DS Jen Rafferty are sent to Greystone to investigate.This was really good. The third book in the Two Rivers series starring DI Matthew Venn. This book seems to be setting up something dark for the next book in the series, so can't wait for that. The last Vera Stanhope made me cry, so thankfully this one did not. It was engaging though from beginning to end. Especially since Cleeves included Venn's Brethren in this one, but ones he met and knew when he was a child. Greystone resident Mary Ford, the lead team member of the lifeboat crew is awakened early to investigate a body found in a floating dingy. The seemingly unceasing cold, rain, and wind make the location of Greystone Devon dreary, while the cliffs and hillside vistas of the sea add drama making the location highly atmospheric. Author Ann Cleeves’ vivid descriptions evoke immense feelings that will make you shiver in anticipation. Adventurer, sailor, and former member of the community, Jem Rosco, arrives on stormy night at the local pub. He’s rented a nearby cottage, but he disappears after a month, only to be found dead in a dinghy off Scully Cove.