As NYT bestseller Ann Cleeves's Vera Stanhope series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning tenth book explores guilt, betrayal, and the secrets people keep.

There’s an ebb and flow to every murder case, as long-hidden secrets surface.

Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion.

Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .

But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible.

The Rising Tide is the extraordinary tenth novel in the Vera Stanhope series, from the author of multiple instant New York Times bestsellers and the award-winning books behind the hit TV series Vera, Shetland and The Long Call.

ANN CLEEVES (she/her) is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series—Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge—all of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox. The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded