The Puppet Show

Gold Dagger Award · 2019 · Winner

ConstableJanuary 17, 2019mystery-crimeISBN 9781472127167

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Gold Dagger Award	2019	Winner	“M.W. Craven's debut Washington Poe novel won for its atmospheric Lake District setting, the warmth of its central relationship, and the genuinely disturbing ritual murders at its heart.”

About This Book

Detective Washington Poe returns from suspension to investigate ritualistic murders in the English Lake District, where victims have been burned in ancient stone circles with their names carved into their flesh.

About the Author

M. W. CravenGB

M.W. Craven is a British crime fiction author known for the Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw series. He won the CWA Gold Dagger for The Puppet Show (2019), the first entry in the Poe series. Read more →