Beschreibung
He pulls their strings. He watches them burn. Welcome to the Puppet Show . . . A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District’s prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of. Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant but socially awkward civilian analyst Tilly Bradshaw, the mismatched pair uncover a trail that only Poe is meant to see. The elusive killer has a plan and for some reason Poe is part of it . . . ‚Britain’s answer to Harry Bosch‘ Matt Hilton ‚Gripping‘ Vaseem Khan ‚A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint hearted!‘ David Mark ‚Twisty and clever‘ Michael J. Malone
Multi-award-winning author M.W. Craven was born in Carlisle but grew up in Newcastle. He joined the army at sixteen, leaving ten years later to complete a social work degree. Seventeen years after taking up a probation officer role in Cumbria, at the rank of assistant chief officer, he became a full-time author. He is an instant Sunday Times bestseller and, for his Cumbria-set Washington Poe series, a recipient of the 2019 Crime Writers‘ Association Gold Dagger, the 2022 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2023. The series has now been translated into twenty-seven languagesInstagram: @m.w.cravenTwitter :@mwcravenukFacebook: MikeCravenAuthor