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Violence
Some
Moderate — a teen girl's historical murder; a second death; the prison backstory
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content; the original crime involves a teenage girl
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild
Emotional Intensity
Some
A community's lies — what the village has protected; Christopher's lost decade; the second victim and why she was killed
What this book is about
Christopher Winter is released from prison when the woman everyone believed he killed is found dead — making his conviction impossible. Vera Stanhope arrives in the Yorkshire village of Elvet to investigate, finding a community built on old lies and a decade of wrong assumptions. Telling Tales is the second Vera Stanhope novel — quiet, character-driven, and deeply rooted in place.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A wrongful conviction — ten years lost; the community's complicity
The original victim is a teenage girl
A community's silence — what people choose to protect
Second in the Vera series
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