I won this one from Goodreads & I really liked it. This was my first Vera Stanhope mystery. I found myself staying up justva little longer to see what happened next.

I never had a single clue who the killer was. The key connecting information was withheld from the reader to keep suspense for a climactic scene that, to be honest, wasn’t all that thrilling. I get a little frustrated when multiple POV narration intentionally leaves the reader with blind spots like this, so I dropped my rating one star. (Same issue as I had with Harbour Street.) Love this series and this one has a great cast of people in a quaint setting.

By far the best in the series! I have to say i did not enjoy this book series as much as I thought I would but enjoyed reading them all the same.
Will have to read the new one when its out to complete the series

Not a bad story but I don’t think I’ll read another in the series if Cleeves insists on obsessing about Vera’s weight. She doesn’t make such statements about her male protagonists.

Have you ever watched the BBC TV Series Vera based on the books by Ann Cleeves?

It is a wonderful cozy mystery series. The lead Brenda Blethyn is brilliant! Stay with me....I have a lot to say.

The other day when I was in the library I saw Ann Cleeves book, The Moth Catchers and thought I would pick it up to read since I am such a fan of the BBC Series.

In the book, Vera is portrayed as a strong, no-nonsense, effective, confident detective. I can appreciate that the first pages might describe her physicality, but every other page makes a disparaging remark about her size.

Why does this have to be emphasized in such a mean and belligerent way?

I found myself cringing every time another character had to make some remark about her size...not just once but several times.

I am appalled that this is even necessary.

Vera is self-assured, she is aware of her shortcomings, but she still manages to be a leader, and effective in solving crimes with her team.

She knows what she wants from them, and everyone else.

I don't think her weight needs to be emphasized as much as it is over and over again.

It is distracting and belittling - even if it is just referencing a fictional character. I don't think we would ever want to treat real people in this manner!

I don't have any interest in reading any more of Ann Cleeves books because this has been so disturbing to me.

Thank you for listening.

Another one where the killer was hidden until the end. I thought I had it figured out but oops nope!

Such an entertaining read!