Books by M. W. Craven

The Botanist: a gripping new thriller from The Sunday Times bestselling author (Washington Poe Book 5)

by M. W. Craven

(5,394 reviews)

'Mesmerising, macabre and murderously funny. The Botanist is M.W. Craven at his sinister best. I couldn't love this series more' Chris Whitaker 'Another classy thriller from the king of Cumbrian crime' Paul Finch This is... See More

Dead Ground: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller (Washington Poe Book 4)

by M. W. Craven

(4,696 reviews)

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... See More

The Curator: The new must-read thriller from the winner of the CWA Best Crime Novel of 2019 (Washington Poe Book 3)

by M. W. Craven

(5,817 reviews)

'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES 'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE 'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON 'If you haven't read M W Craven yet, now is the time to start' Abir Mukherjee ______________________ It's... See More

Black Summer (Washington Poe Book 2)

by M. W. Craven

(4,683 reviews)

'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 ______________________ After... See More

Fearless

by M. W. Craven

(1,700 review)

MAJOR STREAMING NEWS TO COME 'Koenig's insouciant style and sharp thinking pack a very hefty punch' The Times 'A superb thriller that will have everyone gasping' David Baldacci 'Badass and brilliant' Chris Whitaker 'A... See More

Body Breaker (Avison Fluke)

by M. W. Craven

(1,537 review)

'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... See More

The Puppet Show: Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2019 (Washington Poe Book 1)

by M. W. Craven

(7,510 reviews)

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

Born in a Burial Gown (Avison Fluke)

by M. W. Craven

(1,782 review)

'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... See More

Cut Short

by M. W. Craven

(1,679 review)

'A brutal and thrilling page-turner' THE SUN 'Gleefully gory and witty, with a terrific sense of place' SUNDAY MIRROR 'Compelling' HEAT *THREE BRAND NEW SHORT STORIES FROM THE WINNER OF THE CWA BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2019... See More

The Cutting Season: (Quick Reads 2022)

by M. W. Craven

(1,286 review)

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... See More

Nobody's Hero

by M. W. Craven

The man who can't feel fear is back, in a race against time to find the woman who knows a secret that could take down the world as we know it. When a shocking murder and abduction on the streets of London leads... See More

The Mercy Chair (Washington Poe Book 6)

by M. W. Craven

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin... Washington Poe has a story to tell. And he needs you to listen. You'll hear how it started with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Enough for a murder... He'll tell... See More