The Killing Stones

Narrated by Kenny Blyth

$44.99

ISBN: 9781761770081

Format: Audiobook

Pub Date: 30/09/2025

Category: Crime & Mystery, Thriller / Suspense, Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Small Town & Rural

Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio

Price: $44.99

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When a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body of Archie Stout is left behind in its wake. An
unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby.
Archie was a popular, larger-than-life character, making his death a shocking blow to the
community.

Detective Jimmy Perez, no stranger to the complexity of human nature and the darkness it can
harbour, is soon on the scene. He counted Archie as a childhood friend so this case is more personal
than most. Now living in Orkney with his partner Willow and their son, Perez is soon drawn into the
lives of the islanders, many of whom carry secrets. Dark secrets that could have led to the man’s
murder.

Here, in these ancient lands where history runs deep, Perez must discern the truth from legend
before a desperate killer strikes again . . .

Author Information

Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.

Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.

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