The Dark Wives

<p><b>A LOCAL MYTH. A DEADLY THREAT</b><b>.</b><br><br><b>Vera Stanhope, star of ITV&rsquo;s Vera, returns in the eleventh novel in <i>Sunday Times</i> No. 1 bestseller Ann Cleeves&rsquo; acclaimed series.</b><br><br>A body is found by an early morning dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work.<br><br>DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. Her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera can&rsquo;t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can&rsquo;t dismiss the possibility.<br><br>Vera, Joe and new team member Rosie are soon embroiled in the case, but when a second body is found near the Three Dark Wives standing stones in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, folklore and fact begin to co