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 FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER ______________________ Nothing says
Christmas like severed fingers It's December and a serial killer is leaving body parts all
over Cumbria. Called in to investigate the National Crime Agency's Washington Poe and Tilly
Bradshaw are faced with a case that makes no sense. Why were the victims killed in such
different ways? Why is their only suspect denying what they can irrefutably prove but admitting
to things they weren't even aware of? And what could the cryptic message left at each scene -
#BSC6 - possibly mean? When a disgraced FBI agent gets in touch things take an even darker
turn. Because she doesn't think Poe is dealing with a serial killer at all she thinks he's
dealing with someone far far worse - a man who calls himself the Curator. And if you think
you know what's happening you're exactly where he wants you to be... *THE NEW THRILLER FROM
THE WINNER OF THE CWA BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2019 AWARD* ______________________ Praise for M. W.
Craven: 'Jaw-droppingly shocking and intense there's no escaping this novel's tense
narrative and tightly woven mystery' Women & Home on The Curator ' Superb' Daily Mail on The
Curator ' An intriguing fast-moving mystery' The Times on The Curator ' Witty clever
and shocking' Cumbria Life on The Curator 'Pacy gory and clever' Crime Monthly on The
Curator ' Atmospherically moody' Peterborough Telegraph on The Curator 'Unlike most
procedurals MW Craven grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck and drags them bodily over
the grit and grimness of this expertly-crafted tale leaving them bruised broken but
ultimately satisified' Matt Wesolowski on The Curator ' Truly mind-blowing' A. A. Dhand on
Black Summer ' A book that shines with tension wit and invention' William Shaw on Black
Summer ' Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction' Alison Bruce on Black Summer
' A twisty thriller with a killer plot Ed James on Black Summer 'I loved this book!' Jo
Jakeman on Black Summer 'One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time . . .
Simply an unputdownable page-turner ' Nick Oldham on Black Summer ' Grabs you from the very
first page. A dark and brilliantly twisted crime thriller bringing back the inimitable
Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw' Colin Falconer on Black Summer ' Dark and twisted in all
the right places. Poe is a great mix of compelling complex & charismatic and well on his way
to becoming one of the standout characters in crime fiction' Robert Scragg on Black Summer
'In Tilly and Poe MW Craven has created a stand-out duo who are two of the most compelling
characters in crime fiction in recent years. They deserve to join the ranks of Holmes and
Watson Rebus and Clarke Hill and Jordan . . .' Fiona Cummins on Black Summer ' Dark
thrilling and unputdownable with sharply drawn characters that stride off the page' Victoria
Selman on Black Summer 'Gleefully gory and witty with a terrific sense of place' Sunday
Times on Black Summer
