The book ‘The Crow Trap’ is written by Ann Cleeves. ‘The Crow Trap’ is the 1st book in Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope series. In this thrilling mystery, three very different women converge at isolated Baikie’s Cottage on the North Pennines to complete an environmental survey. In the story, when Rachel arrives at the cottage, she discovers the lifeless body of her friend, her name, Bella Furness.