THE MOTH CATCHER

THE MOTH CATCHER by Ann Cleeves

The days are warmer which means we are starting to see butterflies during the day and moths at night. I love these marvelous creatures. I love following their flutters around the yard and photographing them. Two nights ago my daughter caught a beautiful promethea moth. (I'll share a picture in the comments.) With my love and the perfect season how could I resist a Vera Stanhope mystery that had moths at the center of it?

Valley Farm is a quiet, upscale community. When two bodies are discovered, one in a ditch on the side of a road and one in the apartment of the Big House, the peace and quiet that these wealthy individuals crave disappears. Who are these two? No one seems to know them, and there doesn't seem to be a thing that connects them except for a love of collecting moths. The deeper Vera digs, the more the shiny veneer comes off of this perfect little community. Someone knows more than they are saying, and maybe even enough to kill them.

If you have followed my page for any length of time, you know I enjoy Ann Cleeves' frumpy Inspector, Vera Stanhope. While still an enjoyable read, this wasn't my favorite Vera book of the series. Without giving it away, there was a part that I wished she would have developed deeper.

HEADS UP- There are probably about 5 profanities in the book. Two of them are F-bombs almost back to back.