Dead Ground
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Description
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe is in court, fighting eviction from his beloved croft, when he is summoned to a backstreet brothel in Carlisle where a man has been beaten to death with a baseball bat. Poe is confused - he hunts serial killers and this appears to be murder-by-pimp - but his attendance was requested personally, by the kind of people who prefer to remain in the shadows.
As Poe and programmer Tilly Bradshaw delve deeper into the case, they are faced with seemingly unanswerable questions: despite being heavily vetted for a high-profile job, why does nothing in the victim's background check out? Why was a small ornament left at the murder scene - and why did someone on the investigation team steal it? And what is the connection to a flawlessly executed bank heist three years earlier, a heist where nothing was taken . . .
Praise for M W Craven
'One of the most intriguing detective duos out there' Abir Mukherjee
'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James
'One of the most engaging teams in crime fiction' Daily Mail
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Not my favourite, but it keeps the high standard of this series going!
Poe and Tilly are called to a brothel in Carlisle under secretive circumstances. A man has been beaten to death there. What initially seems like a straightforward murder, and therefore not a case for the NCA, soon develops into a fast-paced spy thriller, with Poe breaking the law and disobeying orders more than once. This was the fourth istalment in the Poe and Tilly series and it still hasn‘t bored me! In the beginning, I wasn‘t too keen on the main themes of this book, as I’m not much into stories involving national security and intelligence. But what started as a simple case quickly turned into an investigation full of gripping twists and clever breakthroughs that kept me fully engaged, although not every piece of the puzzle felt entirely realistic to me. Once again, M.W. Craven shines with his brilliant storytelling. But what truly gives this series its heart is the characters. The unconventional pairing of Tilly and Poe never fails to entertain, balancing instinct, skill and humour. I also enjoyed the return of some minor characters from earlier books, and I’ve got a feeling a few of the new faces might become important contacts for Poe in the ones to come…
Description
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe is in court, fighting eviction from his beloved croft, when he is summoned to a backstreet brothel in Carlisle where a man has been beaten to death with a baseball bat. Poe is confused - he hunts serial killers and this appears to be murder-by-pimp - but his attendance was requested personally, by the kind of people who prefer to remain in the shadows.
As Poe and programmer Tilly Bradshaw delve deeper into the case, they are faced with seemingly unanswerable questions: despite being heavily vetted for a high-profile job, why does nothing in the victim's background check out? Why was a small ornament left at the murder scene - and why did someone on the investigation team steal it? And what is the connection to a flawlessly executed bank heist three years earlier, a heist where nothing was taken . . .
Praise for M W Craven
'One of the most intriguing detective duos out there' Abir Mukherjee
'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James
'One of the most engaging teams in crime fiction' Daily Mail
Book Information
Posts
Not my favourite, but it keeps the high standard of this series going!
Poe and Tilly are called to a brothel in Carlisle under secretive circumstances. A man has been beaten to death there. What initially seems like a straightforward murder, and therefore not a case for the NCA, soon develops into a fast-paced spy thriller, with Poe breaking the law and disobeying orders more than once. This was the fourth istalment in the Poe and Tilly series and it still hasn‘t bored me! In the beginning, I wasn‘t too keen on the main themes of this book, as I’m not much into stories involving national security and intelligence. But what started as a simple case quickly turned into an investigation full of gripping twists and clever breakthroughs that kept me fully engaged, although not every piece of the puzzle felt entirely realistic to me. Once again, M.W. Craven shines with his brilliant storytelling. But what truly gives this series its heart is the characters. The unconventional pairing of Tilly and Poe never fails to entertain, balancing instinct, skill and humour. I also enjoyed the return of some minor characters from earlier books, and I’ve got a feeling a few of the new faces might become important contacts for Poe in the ones to come…