The Killer's Mark
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The Killer's Mark
The next darkly-funny thrill-ride of a book in the bestselling Washington Poe series.
Praise for M W Craven:
'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, Dead Ground is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' β Chris Whitaker
'Dark and entertaining, this is top rank crime fiction.' β Vaseem Khan, Author of the Malabar House series and the Baby Ganesh Agency series
'M. W. Craven is one of the best crime writers working today. Dead Ground is a cracking puzzle, beautifully written, with characters you'll be behind every step of the way. It's his best yet.' β Stuart Turton
'Fantastic' β Martina Cole
'Dark, sharp and compelling' β Peter James
'I've been following M.W. Craven's Poe/Tilly series from the very beginning, and it just gets better and better. Dead Ground is a fast-paced crime novel with as many twists and turns as a country lane. I can't wait for the next one.' β Peter Robinson
'Dead Ground is both entertaining and engaging with great characters and storyline. I loved this first dip into the world of Tilly and Poe!' β BA Paris
'A brutal and thrilling page turner' β Natasha Harding, The Sun
'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' β Mick Herron
'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint hearted!' β David Mark
'A gripping start to a much anticipated new series' β Vaseem Khan
'Satisfyingly twisty and clever and the flashes of humour work well to offer the reader respite from the thrill of the read.' β Michael J. Malone
'Nothing you've ever read will prepare you for the utterly unique Washington Poe' β Keith Nixon
Series: Washington Poe
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781408717585
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 August 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Constable
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 480
About the Author
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 languages
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