Ann Cleeves does this perfectly in her latest novel, The Long Call, pairing a memorable protagonist with a baffling crime that is complex yet believable.ĭetective Inspector Matthew Venn, the book's central character, is attending the funeral of his estranged father when he's called to the scene of a murder near where he grew up in North Devon, England. An author must find a way to fit his or her plot within that framework, however, while still managing to make it fresh. The story often fits into a standard template: there's a murder someone investigates clues and red herrings are introduced and finally the person at fault is revealed.
Penning a great murder mystery seems like it would be particularly challenging. Sim also continues to score ITV’s The Bay, which will return for its third season within the next couple of months.Ann Cleeves, the author of four successful mystery series, has started a new one with her latest book, The Long Call, set to be the first in the Two Rivers series. The Long Call is premiering in the UK tonight on ITV and will debut in the U.S. on November 19 by IFC Films) has directed all four episodes. Lee Haven Jones who previously collaborated with Sim on the feature The Feast (to be released in the U.S. Kate Bartlett ( Flesh and Blood, Dark Heart) executive producing the Silverprint Pictures production.
The 4-part crime drama revolves around Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, who has returned to live in a small community in North Devon with his husband, a place he walked away from 20 years ago, after being rejected by his family. The show is written and adapted by Kelly Jones inspired by the best-selling novel of the same title by Ann Cleeves ( Vera, Shetland) and stars Ben Aldridge, Juliet Stevenson, Martin Shaw, Anita Dobson, Neil Morrissey, Dylan Edwards, Pearl Mackie, Sarah Gordy, Amit Shah and Alan Williams. Samuel Sim ( The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, Domina, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the original music of the new ITV series The Long Call.
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