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The Killer's Mark

The Killer's Mark

by M. W. Craven

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Genre: Crime

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About the book

The next darkly-funny thrill-ride of a book in the bestselling Washington Poe series.

Praise for M W Craven:

'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, 
Dead Ground is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' Chris Whitaker

'Dark and entertaining, this is top rank crime fiction.' Vaseem Khan, Author of the Malabar House series and the Baby Ganesh Agency series

'M. W. Craven is one of the best crime writers working today. 
Dead Ground is a cracking puzzle, beautifully written, with characters you'll be behind every step of the way. It's his best yet.' Stuart Turton

'Fantastic' Martina Cole

'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James

'I've been following M.W. Craven's Poe/Tilly series from the very beginning, and it just gets better and better. 
Dead Ground is a fast-paced crime novel with as many twists and turns as a country lane. I can't wait for the next one.' Peter Robinson

'
Dead Ground is both entertaining and engaging with great characters and storyline. I loved this first dip into the world of Tilly and Poe!' BA Paris

'A brutal and thrilling page turner' Natasha Harding, 
The Sun

'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' Mick Herron

'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint hearted!'
David Mark

'A gripping start to a much anticipated new series' Vaseem Khan

'Satisfyingly twisty and clever and the flashes of humour work well to offer the reader respite from the thrill of the read.' Michael J. Malone

'Nothing you've ever read will prepare you for the utterly unique Washington Poe' Keith Nixon

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About the Author

M. W. Craven

Multi-award winning, Sunday Times bestselling author M. W. Craven was born in Carlisle but grew up in Newcastle. Hejoined the army at sixteen, leaving ten years later to complete a degree in social work. Seventeen years after taking up a probation officer role in Cumbria, at the rank of assistant chief officer, he became a full-time author. The Puppet Show, the first book in his Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw series, was published by Little, Brown in 2018 and went on to win the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger. Black Summer, the second in the series, was longlisted for the Gold Dagger as wasbook three, The CuratorDead Ground won the CWA Steel Dagger in 2022 and The Botanist won the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year in 2023. The series has now been translated into twenty-seven languages. Fearless, the first thriller in the new US-set, Ben Koenig series, was published by Flatiron Books in the US and by Little, Brown in the UK in 2023. It was an instant Sunday Times bestseller and will soon be a major TV series. The Mercy Chair, published in June 2024, is the sixth in the Washington Poe series.

 

 

M. W. Craven lives in Carlisle with his wife, Joanne and when he isn't talking nonsense in the pub, he can usually be found at punk gigs and writing festivals up and down the country.

 

 

Website: mwcraven.com

Twitter: @MWCravenUK

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