# The Long Call

North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge meet the sea, is the setting for Detective Matthew Venn's first major case in the Two Rivers region. Venn walked away from the strict evangelical community he grew up in and lost his family with it, and now he is back, standing outside the church as his father's funeral goes on without him. The case begins when a man with an albatross tattooed on his neck is found stabbed on the beach near Venn's new home.

The investigation leads him straight back into the community he left. Ann Cleeves, creator of Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez, opens her Two Rivers series with a quiet, troubled detective and a coastline less idyllic than tourists suppose. It is now an ITV series. It suits readers who like their crime rooted in place and driven by conscience.

## Books in this series (1)

- Vol. 1 — [The Long Call](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9781509889587) (ISBN 9781509889587)

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