This introduces Vera Stanhope as the inspector, but she's only mildly compelling. Everyone just kind of moseys along, talking, and eventually discovering the truth. But after that interesting beginning there just isn't that much tension in this murder mystery. Bella, it appears, has committed suicide - a verdict Rachael refuses to accept.When another death occurs, a fourth woman enters the picture - the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope. 2/5: I liked the set-up, where we back up twice to see unfolding events from the perspectives of three different women. And then there is Grace, a strange, uncommunicative young woman, hiding plenty of her own secrets.Rachael is the first to arrive at the cottage, where she discovers the body of her friend, Bella Furness. Anne, a botanist, sees the survey as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal.Rachael, the team leader, is still reeling after a double betrayal by her lover and boss, Peter Kemp. The Crow Trap is the first book in Ann Cleeves' internationally bestselling Vera Stanhope series, now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.Three very different women come together at isolated Baikie's Cottage on the North Pennines, to complete an environmental survey.
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