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The Sleeping and the Dead

A body in a northern lake, a missing teenager from 1972, and a secret that has waited decades to surface.
Reading guide
This is a standalone novel, so it can be read without any other books. It is a good place to start for readers who are new to Ann Cleeves.
A diver discovers the body of a teenager in Cranwell Lake. Detective Peter Porteous identifies the likely victim as Michael Grey, who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972. Hannah Morton, who was Michael's girlfriend and was with him the night he vanished, is forced to confront the past she has tried to forget as the investigation reopens.

Description

When a diving instructor finds a body in Cranwell Lake, Northumberland detective Peter Porteous has to work out who a teenager who has been dead for many years might have been. Searching the old missing persons files leads him to Michael Grey, a secretive young man reported missing by his foster parents in 1972.

For prison officer Hannah Morton, the news is a shock. Michael was her boyfriend, and she was with him on the night he vanished. As the case reopens, so do memories she has kept buried for years. The shop description calls this a standalone, so it can be read on its own, and it suits readers who enjoy Ann Cleeves's attention to place and character.

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