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Dead Ground
Dead Ground | M. W. Craven
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font size="+1">'Fantastic' Martina Cole'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' Mick HerronDetective 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 - but his attendance was requested personally, by the kind of people who prefer to remain in the shadows.As Poe and the socially awkward 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:'A brutal and thrilling page turner' Natasha Harding, The Sun'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint hearted!'David Mark'A gripping start to a much anticipated new series' Vaseem Khan'Satisfyingly twisty and clever and the flashes of humour work well to offer the reader respite from the thrill of the read.' Michael J. Malone'Nothing you've ever read will prepare you for the utterly unique Washington Poe' Keith Nixon
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andrew61
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This is becoming a favourite series, and in book 4, poe is dragged from the court case about his house to assist Mi5 in an investigation set around a world leader summit in Cumbria. As poe and Tilly Bradshaw are drawn into a Web of intrigue, the mystery goes into events in Iraq 20 years earlier. This was my weekend reading and a definite page turner.

Tamra Nothing better than a page turner! 4mo
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OutsmartYourShelf
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DS Washington Poe returns in the fourth book of the series. The case of a man found beaten to death in a backstreet brothel in Carlisle pulls Poe & Tilly away from almost certain victory in Poe's court case fight to keep his home. It seems that they have been specifically requested by higher powers (MI5) to investigate the case, but as they are drawn deeper into the investigation, it becomes clear that someone is putting roadblocks in their way.

OutsmartYourShelf Most of the gang is still around: Tilly of course, FBI Agent Melody Lee returns in a greater capacity in this book, whilst characters such as DCI Nightingale have walk-on parts this book. Unfortunately there's no DI Flynn who is still recovering from the events of the previous book & very little Edgar (Poe's dog) either. Again the plot is rather complex & as events unfold, things don't go the way you expect. 6mo
OutsmartYourShelf Although it was good & the friendship between Poe & Tilly is as funny as ever, it didn't quite live up to the first three books in my view. I was actually able to work most of it out for a change. 4.5🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4267658558
Read 25th-29th Sept 2023

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TheSpineView Well done! 6mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 6mo
Andrew65 Excellent. A series I am yet to get to. 6mo
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MicheleinPhilly
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I actually managed to read a book! Alas, I didn‘t love it like other installments in this series but that‘s me, not the book. Adulting is for the birds.

TrishB Glad you finished one 👍🏻 2y
eanderson I agree! Adulting isn‘t my favorite. ☹️ 2y
Bookzombie Adulting sucks a good part of the time. 2y
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BookishMadHatter
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I'm in good company this evening

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Tove_Reads
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Boring, compulsory online thingy at work… I open up Kindle daily deals, and then 👆🏼happens. Well, only bought 5. 🤷🏽‍♂️

TrishB Thanks 👍🏻 just got the Coben 2y
Ruthiella Retail therapy! 😃 2y
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eanderson
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Oh, Poe. You do have a heart trapped in that sarcastic, abrasive, always running towards trouble person. I enjoyed the newest installment of the Poe series. I definitely liked the Curator better but I love the shenanigans that Tilly and Poe get into. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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eanderson
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On a mission to finish this book before Saturday. 😀

MicheleinPhilly Matty is so tall! 🤗 3y
eanderson @MicheleinPhilly I know, right?!? He is almost 2 and is fitting in 3T clothing... he‘s well on his way to 4T. 😱 He is my hip height. I‘m also only 5‘2”. 😳 3y
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eanderson
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Beautiful morning and I need to get back into this Washington Poe book! It‘s not the book but my mood. I need some Tilly and Poe shenanigans. 😀

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eanderson
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Little man is sleeping so I‘m catching up with Poe and Tilly. 📖🤓💕

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww precious 💙💙 3y
kspenmoll Adorable😴 3y
TrishB So cute 😁 3y
Bklover Cutie pie! 3y
AmyG Awww ❤️ 3y
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eanderson
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Because it‘s Poe and I couldn‘t help myself, I jumped right into book 4... I‘ve already laughed and this is an example of why I love MW Craven. 📖😜🤣

Crazeedi How are you today my friend? I'm home and still unpacking and such, but I will be sitting down to write some notes soon! You're always in my prayers 3y
TrishB I read it straight away too 👍🏻 3y
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eanderson
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Yayyy!!! It‘s here!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

TrishB Enjoy 👍🏻 3y
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TrishB
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Another great instalment in this series. A real, twisty, turny plot and usual rule breaking by Poe and mind boggling by Tilly 😁
#seriesread2021

MicheleinPhilly I thought I had pre-ordered this and kept refreshing my Kindle to get to it. Apparently I didn‘t. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly that‘s a pain! Amazon seemed to have removed the filter for open orders too- I can‘t check my pre-orders now. Unless I just can‘t find it anymore 🤷‍♀️ you‘ll enjoy this one too 👍🏻 3y
TheSpineView Great job! 👍📖🤩 3y
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TrishB
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#weeklyforecast
Have a full, bonkers work week this week, so not too optimistic about reading time.
Should finish Dead Ground today.
Reading Witch Light before book club discussions this week.
@Kdgordon88 did we say we are starting our read of Here Be Dragons this week? I think we said June? If it‘s not a good time let me know.

Cinfhen Hope you can find time for yourself xx 3y
BarbaraBB And from the end of the week onward you‘ll even have less time! ⚽️⚽️⚽️ 3y
MicheleinPhilly I so miss reading. I was looking forward to getting my mojo back when J returned but then she went and broke her foot at the airport so I‘m on butler duty for the next 4 weeks. 😕 3y
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Caroline2 I just started Witch Light last night...interesting so far! 👍 3y
TrishB @Cinfhen 🤞🏻😘 3y
TrishB @BarbaraBB yes that too 😁 3y
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly oh no, hope she‘s ok. 3y
TrishB @Caroline2 cool 👍🏻 3y
MicheleinPhilly She‘ll be fine - thankfully it is just a cast situation, no surgery. 🙌🏼 3y
Deblovestoread Yes, I‘ve been thinking about this...would you mind if we pushed it to July? I think I‘ve over booked myself and I want to savor it rather than rush. 3y
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly that‘s slightly better news! I‘ve no doubt you‘re looking after her brilliantly 😁 3y
TrishB @Kdgordon88 no worries- shout when you‘re ready 👍🏻 3y
rockpools Ooh, is book club this week?! Hope you enjoy it 😊 3y
TrishB @rockpools I think so! Moved to 10th 😁 3y
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MicheleinPhilly
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😮😮😮

Coming June 3rd.

TrishB Woohoo 😁 new Slaughter and Arlidge in June too! 3y
eanderson June is shaping up to be a good month!!! I‘m excited! 3y
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