Ann Cleeves

ANN CLEEVES is reader-in-residence for the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, and was twice shortlisted for the Dagger Award before winning the first Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award for "Raven Black," the first in the Jimmy Perez series which also includes "White Nights, Red Bones, "and "Blue Lightning." "Vera, "the television show based on the Vera Stanhope series, is now filming its third season. It is available to stream on Netflix. Ann Cleeves lives in Yorkshire, England.

ANN CLEEVES is reader-in-residence for the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, and was twice shortlisted for the Dagger Award before winning the first Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award for "Raven Black," the first in the Jimmy Perez series which also includes "White Nights, Red Bones, "and "Blue Lightning." "Vera, "the television show based on the Vera Stanhope series, is now filming its third season. It is available to stream on Netflix. Ann Cleeves lives in Yorkshire, England. See less