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M W Craven Biography & Facts
Mike W. Craven (born 1968) is an English crime writer. He is the author of the Washington Poe series and the DI Avison Fluke series. In 2019 his novel The Puppet Show won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award. Biography Craven was born in Carlisle and grew up in Newcastle. He joined the British Army at the age of 16. After two and a half years' training as an armourer, he spent 10 years travelling the world with the army. In 1995, he left the army and began a degree in social work, specialising in criminology, psychology, and substance misuse, before joining the Cumbria Probation Service in Whitehaven as a probation officer. After 16 years of service, with the rank of assistant chief executive, he accepted redundancy, and became a full-time author. Awards 2013 CWA Debut Dagger shortlist for Born in a Burial Gown 2019 CWA Gold Dagger winner for The Puppet Show 2020 CWA Gold Dagger longlist for Black Summer 2021 CWA Gold Dagger longlist for The Curator 2022 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner for Dead Ground 2023 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger shortlist for The Botanist 2023 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award winner for The Botanist Personal life Craven lives in Carlisle with his wife, Joanne, and his springer spaniel, Bracken. Novels Avison Fluke series Washington Poe series Reception Craven's work has been well received in publications such as The Times, Woman & Home, Female First, Whispering Stories, and What's Good To Read References External links Official website . Discover the M W Craven popular books. Find the top 100 most popular M W Craven books.
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Der Botaniker
M W CravenGetrocknete Blumen, Gedichte – und Gift: Wehe dem, der Post vom Botaniker erhält …Der clevere Krimi des britischen BestsellerAutors M.W. Craven begeistert mit einem ErmittlerTeam v...
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Say Your Prayers
Lorraine MaceTHERE'S NO REST FOR THE WICKED . . .Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling is urgently called away from court when a young woman's mutilated body is found dumped in a car park. As the ...
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An Eye For An Eye
Lorraine MaceCAN TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT?A man is found by the side of a canal, comatose and brutally attacked.It quickly becomes clear that someone is abducting men and subjecting them to horr...
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Last Orders
S. J. ButlerLondon in the early nineties is a hotbed of political activism and intrigue, prey and predator, and times are changing fast too fast for DCI Rick Bailey, who is starting to think ...
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Rock-A-Bye Baby
Lorraine MaceHE'S EVERY PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE . . .In the early hours of the morning, Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling receives a tipoff about a group of children being trafficked on to th...
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The Guest
Lorraine Mace'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I loved this! A pacey, twisty tale that will keep you hooked right up until that shocking finale''A tense, cleverly plotted mystery with a twist I didn't see coming. Thr...
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Senseless
Ed JamesTHREE MISSING PEOPLE... ONE TWISTED PREDATOR.'Chilling, highly original, and highly recommended.' Caz Frear, SWEET LITTLE LIES'Just when your heart rate is getting back to normal,...
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Pins and Needles
Lorraine MaceSIX WEEKS. SIX VICTIMS. NO CLUES.'One down, five to go.'When a leading psychiatrist is found murdered by insulin injection in his home, with a note bearing this threat, Detective I...
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Panic as Man Burns Crumpets
Roger LytollisWINNER OF THE LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022You dreamed of being a journalist and the dream has come true. You love working for your local paper . . . although not everything...
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The Imposter
Leona DeakinHe doesn't just want your identity. He wants your life...No one sees him coming.A stockmarket trader is pushed from a highrise balcony and falls to his death on the street below. T...