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Vera Stanhope Reading Order
Vera Stanhope by Ann Cleeves has 11 main books (1999–2024). Start with The Crow Trap (1999) and read the numbered books in order.
By Ann Cleeves
Vera Stanhope books in order
Your reading speed
- 9 h 19 min
- 7 h 11 min
- 6 h 27 min
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- 6 h 10 min
- 6 h 32 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 7 h
- 7 h 17 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 7 h
Main books together: 4,403 pages, about 77 h 5 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Vera Stanhope: common questions
- How many books are in the Vera Stanhope series?
- There are 11 main books in Vera Stanhope. The most recent main book listed here is The Dark Wives (2024).
- What order should I read Vera Stanhope in?
- Read Vera Stanhope in its numbered order: The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, Silent Voices, and so on.
- What is the first Vera Stanhope book?
- The first book is The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves, published in 1999.
- How long does it take to read the whole Vera Stanhope series?
- The 11 main books add up to about 4,403 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 77 hours of reading, or about 155 days at 30 minutes a day.