From Ann Cleeves-New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows-comes The Moth Catcher.
-Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.--Louise Penny
Life seems perfect in the quiet community of Valley Farm. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist, to look after the place while they-re away. But his dead body is found by the side of the lane-a lonely place to die.
When DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene, she finds the body of a second man. What the two victims seem to have in common is a fascination with studying moths-and with catching these beautiful, intriguing creatures.
The others who live in Valley Farm have secrets too: Lorraine-s calm demeanor belies a more complex personality; Annie and Sam-s daughter, Lizzie, is due to be released from priso