Ann Cleeves is the author of more than 44 critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide. Her most recent book is The Dark Wives, described by Booklist as “a taut police procedural enhanced by relevant social consciousness.” You can order her novels from Books & Books here. Cleeves will be in conversation with Key West mystery author Lucy Burdette.

The conversation with Ann Cleeves will be followed by the Friends’ annual Gala, held in the beautiful Key West Library’s Palm Garden, which will be transformed into a fairyland–tented if it should rain. Join us in this magical and intimate setting for an evening of plentiful nibbles and libations. Sit a while and gnosh with Ann Cleeves and the library’s Friends. Tickets for this Friends Annual Gala Fundraiser on February 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m are now available here.

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