Order of Vera Stanhope Books

Vera Stanhope is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by English novelist Ann Cleeves. Vera works as a detective inspector for the Northumbria & City Police. She is courageous and witty, but has a bad temper. The series has been adapted into the ITV series Vera starring Brenda Blethyn as the title character.

Ann Cleeves began her Vera Stanhope series in 1999 with The Crow Trap. She would not follow it up for six more years, until 2005’s Telling Tales. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope books in order of when they were originally released (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Vera Stanhope Books

The Crow Trap	(1999)
Telling Tales	(2005)
Hidden Depths	(2007)
Silent Voices	(2010)
The Glass Room	(2012)
Harbour Street	(2014)
The Moth Catcher	(2015)
The Seagull	(2017)
The Darkest Evening	(2020)