Ann Cleeves
ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series-- Shetland , starring Douglas Henshall, and Vera , starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn--both of which are watched and loved in the United States. Shetland and Vera are available on BritBox in the United States. An adaptation of The Long Call , the first book in her Two Rivers series, premiered on BritBox in 2021. The first Shetland novel, Raven Black , won the Crime Writers' Association Gold...See more
ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series-- Shetland , starring Douglas Henshall, and Vera , starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn--both of which are watched and loved in the United States. Shetland and Vera are available on BritBox in the United States. An adaptation of The Long Call , the first book in her Two Rivers series, premiered on BritBox in 2021. The first Shetland novel, Raven Black , won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017, and was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. She lives in the United Kingdom. See less