M.W. Craven

Every mark tells a story. This one ends in blood. The next darkly funny thrill-ride of a book in the Sunday Times bestselling Washington Poe series. 'Tongue-in-cheek storytelling, a byzantine plot and brilliant characters, this is Craven at his darkest and best'' - Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail...

WINNER OF THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 'The most joyously exciting novel I've read in years . . . [The] sense of fun and adventure . . . allied to a remarkable lightness of touch over nightmarish subject matter, makes for the kind of novel that inspired me to write...

"Hope's portrayal is pure perfection. Nothing fazes Koenig, so each discovery and dangerous moment is narrated by Hope with the perfect blend of sarcasm and ennui. Hope manages to convey Koenig as unemotional and practical while taking listeners on a wild, terrifying ride. Listeners will feel...

Winner of the prestigious CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2022 Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2022 'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, Dead Ground is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' Chris...

'A brutal and thrilling page-turner' The Sun 'Compelling' Heat 'The best pure mystery plot of the year' Morning Star 'Gleefully gory and witty, with a terrific sense of place' Sunday Mirror LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER ______________________ After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming...

Shortlisted for the VN Thriller of the Year 2022 Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger 2021 'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES 'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE 'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON 'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK LONGLISTED...

'Fantastic' Martina Cole 'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James 'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' Mick Herron *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR IN THE AMAZON PUBLISHING READERS' AWARDS*...

'Deeply layered, fiendishly clever and absorbing' Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter series The first gritty thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show. Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get...

"[Narrator William] Hope's portrayal is pure perfection." —AudioFile on Fearless “If you haven’t read any M. W. Craven yet, fix that immediately.” —S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed A man who can't feel fear is in a race against time to find a...

NOW A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The next unmissable novel* in the Sunday Times bestselling, multi-award-winning Washington Poe series. Poe and Tilly fans: be prepared for the most twisted thrill-ride so far . . . --- 'Another standout entry in a series that keeps setting the bar higher', Heat 'The...

Dans la région sauvage du Lake District, au centre de cercles de pierres, un tueur brûle vif des hommes fortunés âgés de soixante à soixante-dix ans. Aucun lien apparent entre les victimes, aucun indice, jusqu'au jour où l'on découvre gravé sur le torse de l'une d'elles un nom...

A collection of seven short stories, recorded here for the first time. In The Killing Field, Poe and Tilly are having breakfast, wondering how to spend the rest of their holiday, when their presence is requested at a Cumbrian airfield. An airfield that, during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, was...

"Sombre et palpitant." The Sun Un psychopathe ? Non, le Guérisseur, qui vous soulage de tous vos maux... Après Le Cercle de pierres et Black Summer, la troisième enquête de Washington Poe La dernière chose à laquelle on s'attend en déballant un cadeau, c'est bien de trouver à...

'This is high quality crime writing' A A Dhand The second dark and twisted thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show. Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course is not how Detective Inspector Avison...

Poe's just hanging around on a Saturday afternoon... Dangling from a hook in a meat packing plant isn't how Detective Sergeant Washington Poe wants to spend his weekend. He's been punched and kicked and threatened, and when a contract killer arrives it seems things are about to go from bad to...

'Mesmerising, macabre and magnificent. The Mercy Chair is truly terrifying, laugh-out-loud funny, and impossibly clever. Poe and Tilly are unstoppable' Chris Whitaker 'Washington Poe is a brilliant creation, from one of the finest and most inventive crime writers of today' Peter James ---- Are...

Getrocknete Blumen, Gedichte – und Gift: Post vom Botaniker kann tödlich sein … Er schickt seinen Opfern Gedichte und getrocknete Blumen, bevor er sie vergiftet – und er kann offenbar durch Wände gehen, denn selbst Polizeischutz rund um die Uhr kann ihn nicht stoppen. »Der Botaniker«...

Da et rystende dobbeltmord og en bortførelse på åben gade i London fører til, at et pengeskab i Langley bliver åbnet for første gang i ti år, finder efterforskerne en liste med fire navne. Tre af personerne på listen er døde. Den fjerde er Ben Koenig.

Hvad er en frygtløs mand faktisk i stand til? Det finder de snart ud af … på den hårde måde. Ben Koenig var engang chef for en specialgruppe under...

Kriminalassistent Washington Poe er i retten og kæmper for at kunne beholde sit elskede, øde landsted, da han pludselig kaldes ud til et bordel i Carlisle...