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Black Summer (Washington Poe 2)
M. W. Craven
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.
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.
GENRE
Crime; Police Procedural; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
June 2019
Crime; Police Procedural; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
June 2019
Praise
"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
"I cannot remember the last time I bing read a novel in 36 hours... truly mind-blowing."
A.A. Dhand
"Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction."
Alison Bruce
"I loved this book!"
Jo Jakeman
"A twisty thriller, with a killer plot, backed up with solid research with characters you'll want to keep spending time with."
Ed James
"One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time. It's a great, brilliantly researched plot, not so much a whodunnit, more how the hell can that be? Simply an unputdownable page-turner."
Nick Oldham
"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. You have to leave your fingerprints all over it."
Colin Falconer
"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
"A book that shines with tension, wit and invention."
William Shaw
"In Tilly and Poe, M.W. 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
"Dark, thrilling and unputdownable with sharply drawn characters that stride off the page."
Victoria Selman
Peter James
"Fantastic."
Martina Cole
"Britain's answer to Harry Bosch."
Matt Hilton
"A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent."
David Mark
"I cannot remember the last time I bing read a novel in 36 hours... truly mind-blowing."
A.A. Dhand
"Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction."
Alison Bruce
"I loved this book!"
Jo Jakeman
"A twisty thriller, with a killer plot, backed up with solid research with characters you'll want to keep spending time with."
Ed James
"One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time. It's a great, brilliantly researched plot, not so much a whodunnit, more how the hell can that be? Simply an unputdownable page-turner."
Nick Oldham
"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. You have to leave your fingerprints all over it."
Colin Falconer
"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
"A book that shines with tension, wit and invention."
William Shaw
"In Tilly and Poe, M.W. 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
"Dark, thrilling and unputdownable with sharply drawn characters that stride off the page."
Victoria Selman
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Rights Sales for BLACK SUMMER
China: Spring
Czech Republic: Dobrovsky
Denmark: Jentas
Estonia: Pegasus
France: L'Archipel
Greece: Harlenic Hellas
Japan: Hayakawa
Lithuania: Leidykla
Netherlands: Luitingh Sijthoff
Portugal (exc. Brazil): 2020 Editora
Russia: AST
Slovakia: Ikar
Spain: Roca Editoral
Sweden: Modernista
UK & Commonwealth: Constable & Robinson
Czech Republic: Dobrovsky
Denmark: Jentas
Estonia: Pegasus
France: L'Archipel
Greece: Harlenic Hellas
Japan: Hayakawa
Lithuania: Leidykla
Netherlands: Luitingh Sijthoff
Portugal (exc. Brazil): 2020 Editora
Russia: AST
Slovakia: Ikar
Spain: Roca Editoral
Sweden: Modernista
UK & Commonwealth: Constable & Robinson