Born in a Burial Gown

M. W. Craven

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'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 back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can't get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.

Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the post-mortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder.

With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer...

Praise for M. W. Craven:

'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES

'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE

'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON

'Thrilling' MICK HERRON

'Brilliantly inventive' WILLIAM SHAW

'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK

Book Details

Publisher: Constable & Robinson
Publish Date: May 12nd, 2020
Pages: 352
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 7.70in - 4.90in - 1.00in - 0.55lb
EAN: 9781472132642
Categories: • Thrillers - Crime• Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural

About the Author

M. W. Craven was born in Carlisle but grew up in Newcastle, returning after 31 years to take up a probation officer position in Whitehaven, eventually working his way up to chief officer grade. Sixteen years later he took the plunge, accepted redundancy and became a full-time author. He now has entirely different motivations for trying to get inside the minds of criminals.

His first novel featuring Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw, The Puppet Show, was published by Constable to huge acclaim, and it has since won the CWA Gold Dagger Award and been shortlisted for the Amazon Publishing Readers' Awards: Best Crime Novel, the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and the Dead Good Reader Awards.

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

Praise for this book

Praise for M. W. Craven:

Dark, sharp and compelling--Peter James

Fantastic--Martina Cole

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 book that shines with tension, wit and invention--William Shaw

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

Mike Craven is a forceful new voice in British crime fiction--Caro Ramsay

Washington Poe is a name destined to be spoken by crime fiction enthusiasts everywhere: Britain's answer to Harry Bosch. The Puppet Show is a wickedly, twisting and turning, mystery that will have readers breathlessly turning the pages until the final shocking conclusion--Matt Hilton

A brilliant start to what promises to be a fantastic series; get it now or kick yourself for missing out--Graham Smith

I cannot recall the last time I binge read a novel in 36 hours . . . truly mind-blowing--A. A. Dhand

I loved this book!--Jo Jakeman

Dark, thrilling and unputdownable with sharply drawn characters that stride off the page--Victoria Selman

A tightly-written debut . . . Packed with procedural detail, believable characters and rich dialogue it will keep you turning those pages long after bedtime. Avison Fluke is a fine creation . . . The prose is faultless . . . Mike Craven is one to watch out for--CrimeSquad