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Black Summer

Washington Poe, Book 2

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Black Summer

By: M. W. Craven
Narrated by: John Banks
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 '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

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER
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After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming . . .

Jared Keaton, chef to the stars. Charming. Charismatic. Psychopath . . . He's currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never found and Keaton was convicted largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant Washington Poe.

So when a young woman staggers into a remote police station with irrefutable evidence that she is Elizabeth Keaton, Poe finds himself on the wrong end of an investigation, one that could cost him much more than his career.

Helped by the only person he trusts, the brilliant but socially awkward Tilly Bradshaw, Poe races to answer the only question that matters: how can someone be both dead and alive at the same time?

And then Elizabeth goes missing again - and all paths of investigation lead back to Poe.

The gripping new thriller in the Washington Poe series from M. W. Craven, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel of 2019.

Praise for Black Summer:

'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

'Truly mind-blowing' A. A. Dhand

'A book that shines with tension, wit and invention' William Shaw

'Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction' Alison Bruce

'A twisty thriller with a killer plot Ed James

'I loved this book!' Jo Jakeman

'One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time . . . Simply an unputdownable page-turner' Nick Oldham

'Grabs you from the very first page. A dark and brilliantly twisted crime thriller' Colin Falconer

'Dark and twisted in all the right places' Robert Scragg

'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' Fiona Cummins

'Dark, thrilling and unputdownable' Victoria Selman©2019 M. W. Craven (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK Crime Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Thriller Crime Fiction Suspense Mystery
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Captures you throughout the book and didn’t want to put it down. Great to see characters I had come across in his other books

Gruesome….loved it!

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Great characters meld together to make this story both convincing and intriguing. A very good read. That will leave you wanting another Washington Poe episode.

Gripping tale. Another Craven classic.

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Another great story by this author. loved it was from start to finish. Made you laugh out loud in places. Everything is great it. well worth a listen

Great

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Very enjoyable listen. Motored through the story. Great narrator. So easy to listen to. Some good twists to the story

Great listen

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Another good Poe adventure. Though keys points of the investigation did seem to be telegraphed, making it somewhat obvious at times.

Another good story

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I love the connection and friendship between the characters. interesting story lines, looking forward to next installation

great series

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How does he do it? Genius, clever story line and as always perfected by john Banks narration.

Wow 🤩

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Great character and pacing. a fast paced story that you can't stop listening to. Washington Poe is an awesome protagonist and Craven is a top notch author.

fantastic series

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What great stories mr Craven writes. The characters are so clever, so funny and so likeable.
John Banks the narrator is truly first rate.
Oh dear there is only one Poe left. Poopie poo

Love Washington Poe

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Just listened to The Botanist and this one in succession. Couldn't wait to get back to it. The stories are engrossing and well paced -- and the team of Poe and Tilly is brilliant.
Well read too.

Addictive and enjoyable

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