Born in a Burial Gown

DI Avison Fluke, Book 1

By: M. W. Craven

Narrated by: John Banks

The first gritty thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show.

Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless.

Just as he thinks things can't get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.

Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the postmortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder.

With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer.

©2019 M. W. Craven (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK

Critic reviews

"Deeply layered, fiendishly clever and absorbing." (Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter series)

Craven Can Write

I’ve read his other series & was hoping I could find more. One of my favorite things is his protagonist isn’t a bad-boy-drunk, no one had killed his wife spawning his murderous rage; he’s not damaged. So many are these days. The plot is very twisty. The narrator has a nice range. This goes in my read-again-someday collection.

Good start

Very good. I enjoyed this. I’ve read many other MW Craven books and they have been wonderful. I’m glad to read/listen to the first of another series. A good start. I want to read more about Fluke.

Great new series

A terrific start to a new series Can’t wait for the next book Hope I don’t have to wait long

Wonderfully complex

It’s stories within stories. The author masterfully weaves all the elements of a murder, mystery & intrigue with the characters personal stories. It makes it feel so real. Another brilliant story by MW Craven. Brought to life by the excellent narrator John Banks.

Great!

I enjoyed this book very much. The mystery was good, but the characters really made the story! I love the way MW Craven writes. He keeps you engaged until the very end.