The Heron's Cry: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel (Matthew Venn series Book 2)

The Heron's Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves' Matthew Venn series. Detective Matthew Venn is called to a rural crime scene in North Devon during a hot summer when tourists fill the coastline. At the home of a group of artists, he discovers an elaborately staged murder: Dr. Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed with a shard from one of his glassblower daughter's broken vases. Dr. Yeo appears to be an unlikely victim—a respected public servant beloved by his daughter. Matthew is troubled to learn that his daughter is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband. When a second body is discovered, killed in a similar manner, Matthew must navigate the lies within his community while investigating a case that strikes uncomfortably close to home.