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Black Summer
- Washington Poe, Book 2
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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Publisher's Summary
'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
What listeners say about Black Summer
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Genevieve Paquette
- 2021-02-24
good
Two words: Ortolan Bunting.
Please excuse me while I vomit. And maybe cry.
No, seriously, the first scene is one of the most horrific and upsetting things I've ever read. (Which probably makes me a bad person because there are so many worse things in this world, but... animals. I can't handle animals bring hurt. Ugh, I'm getting a little teary just thinking about that revolting abomination of a "delicacy.")
So, yes, it starts off strong. It's a particularly interesting story with a grotesque and satisfying conclusion. Also, the villain was such a piece of work. Ugh. I wanted him to be punished so badly. Totally repellant.
Also, there were a few lines that made me snort-laugh. I appreciated that.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Nancy Gee
- 2023-08-11
great story, setting and characters.
I'm difficult to please regarding crime thrillers but this is definitely a cut above most of the others. the characters are more fleshed out and the dialogue has depth.
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