# The Dying Light

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- Book: [The Dying Light](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-cleeves/the-dying-light) ([The Dying Light.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-cleeves/the-dying-light.md))
- Authors: [Ann Cleeves](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-cleeves)
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 978-15-2907-780-3
- Pages: 384
- Published: 2026-09-29
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The deadliest truths are those in the shadows . . . Detective Matthew Venn is called to investigate when the body of a young woman is found in the swimming pool of Tide House, a luxurious holiday home in North Devon. The girl’s best friend has disappeared and the property belongs to rising political star Paul Armstrong, leading to intense media scrutiny. As a scorching heatwave rages and further tragedy strikes, Venn and his team question a community brimming with secrets. The dead girl and her friend had been spotted at a music festival the previous day, an event which brought locals and outsiders together – some of whom may have been more connected with the Armstrongs than first thought. Caught between a powerful family’s secrets and a powder keg of local tensions, Venn must navigate a treacherous path – knowing that the real answers lie not in what people say, but in the silence that they keep . . .