Black Summer

De: M. W. Craven

Narrado por: John Banks

'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

Reseñas de la Crítica

Dark, sharp and compelling (Peter James on The Puppet Show )

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

A thrilling curtain-raiser for what looks set to be a great new series (Mick Herron on The Puppet Show )

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

Gripping. Taut. Twisty (Imran Mahmood)

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)

Fantastic (Martina Cole on The Puppet Show)

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

So dark and twisty (Elly Griffiths)

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)

A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint-hearted! (David Mark on The Puppet Show)

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. They deserve to join the ranks of Holmes and Watson, Rebus and Clarke, Hill and Jordan (Fiona Cummins)

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

This book is twisted and dark and I loved it - not sure what that says about me (Simon Toyne on The Puppet Show)

A brilliant start to what promises to be a fantastic series; get it now or kick yourself for missing out (Graham Smith on The Puppet Show)

Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction (Alison Bruce)

A twisty thriller with a killer plot, backed up by 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)

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, thrilling and unputdownable with sharply drawn characters that stride off the page (Victoria Selman)

Harrowingly good

Gruesome & gritty. A jigsaw puzzle of brutality & coverup. A psychopathic 3 star chef. A recipe for disaster. Brilliantly written. Masterfully told.

Washington Poe is real

What I mean by the headline - is that Washington Poe is someone the listener can become emotionally involved with a the story unfolds. You can understand and laugh and cry with him as he goes through life solving mystery and weaving through everyday life of the station. Looking forward to the next book

A Rollercoaster Thriller

Once I started this intense, fast-paced thriller I couldn't stop. I finished it in one day.

M.W. Craven has written a story that will keep you guessing until the end. I can't wait for Book 3 of this series.

Hooked after just two books

After devouring the first two volumes of Detective Sargent Washington Poe’s Cumbrian adventures, I will have to ask JD Kirk and Angus King to make room for MW Craven and John Banks in my pantheon of perfect author/narrator pairings on Audible. This series has it all: compelling characters, especially in the flawed yet likeable maverick Poe, and his brilliant, socially awkward best friend Tilly Bradshaw, clever entertaining plots (that keep the reader on tenterhooks), perfect pacing that still allows for a rich tapestry of detail, and a profound sense of place in the wild beauty of Cumbria and its storied Lake Country. John Banks has a wonderful voice, and he effortlessly switches between speakers in dialogue, giving each character, including the female characters, a believable and unique voice. My only gripe was with the production…the beginnings of chapters seemed to be have been oddly choppy, the only reason I did not remove a star from my overall rating was because of the excellence of the writing and narration, and it didn’t seem fair to punish Craven and Banks for the bad editing. I hope to see this error corrected in future instalments.

So well written!

4.5 This book is so smart and so well written! Once again, it grabs you from the very beginning and does not let go. There are so many twists and turns and a great ending. Love it!