M. W. Craven 5 Book Set – The Curator, The Botanist, The Puppet Show, Dead Ground & Black Summer | Crime Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense Fiction Series

Introduction:
Follow Detective Sergeant Washington Poe and brilliant analyst Tilly Bradshaw as they unravel a series of baffling and brutal crimes across Cumbria. From cryptic messages left by a Christmas serial killer to high-profile murders involving chefs and stone circles, this gripping series combines intense investigation with dark, psychological intrigue.

Titles In This Set:
The Curator
The Botanist
The Puppet Show
Dead Ground
Black Summer

Description:

The Curator:
It's Christmas and a serial killer is leaving displayed body parts all over Cumbria. A strange message is left at each scene: #BSC6. Called in to investigate, the National Crime Agency's Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are faced with a case that makes no sense.

The Botanist:
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he'd still have his thumb left. There's the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocent civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw of course. He's known his beleaguered boss, Detective Inspector Stephanie Flynn for years as he has his nearest neighbour, full-time shepherd/part-time dog sitter, Victoria.

The Puppet Show:
A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation.

Dead Ground:
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe is in court, fighting eviction from his beloved and isolated 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 a straightforward murder-by-pimp.

Black Summer:
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.