Ann Cleeves Ann Cleeves Ann Cleeves (born 1954) is an English crime-writer. In 2006 she won the inaugural Duncan Lawrie Dagger, the richest crime-writing prize in the world, for her novel "Raven Black". Cleeves studied English at Sussex University but dropped out. She then took up various jobs including cook, auxiliary coastguard, probation officer, library outreach worker and child care officer. She lives in Whitley Bay, and is widowed with two daughters. The Vera Stanhope novels have been dramatized as the TV detective series "Vera" and the Jimmy Perez novels as the series "Shetland". In 2014 Cleeves was awarded an Honorary Doctorate
Emil and the Detectives (Germany). There was also a 1952 British television series which condensed the story in three 35-minute episodes. Red Earth Theatre produced the first adaptation for stage in the UK. Their production of "Emil and the Detectives", co-produced with mac (Birmingham), toured England, September to November 2013. Adapted and directed by Wendy Rouse and Amanda Wilde, designed by Laura McEwen with creative stage text and pictograms designed by Dominic Mallin, lighting design by Alexandra Stafford and choreography by Ian Dolan. The ensemble cast was: John Afzal, Paula James and Dan Willis with stage management by Katie Bosomworth. Emil and the Detectives