{"product_id":"the-darkest-evening-vera-stanhope-9books","title":"The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope #9)","description":"\u003cb\u003eDCI Vera Stanhope returns in the ninth novel in  \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e  bestseller Ann Cleeves' enduringly popular series; now a major TV series from ITV,  \u003ci\u003eVera.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\r\nDriving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope's only thought is to get there quickly.\r\n\r\nBut with the snow driving down heavily, she becomes disorientated and loses her way. Ploughing on, she sees a car slewed off the road ahead of her. With the driver's door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but when she inspects the car she is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat.\r\n\r\nAfraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run­down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in.\r\n\r\nInside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera knows immediately she has a new case. Could she be the child's mother, and if it is, what happened to her?\r\n\r\nA classic country house mystery with a contemporary twist, Ann Cleeves returns with a brilliant new Vera novel to savour.","brand":"Cleeves, Ann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mystery)","offer_id":44374395257056,"sku":"","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_be41c293-b041-4267-ba52-f17f410af680.jpg?v=1700489177","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-darkest-evening-vera-stanhope-9books","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}