The Curator. 'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES (Washington Poe)

Shortlisted for the VN Thriller of the Year 2022Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger 2021'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 MARKLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER______________________Nothing says Christmas like severed fingersIt's December and a serial killer is leaving body parts all over Cumbria.
Called in to investigate, the National Crime Agency's Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are faced with a case that makes no sense. Why were the victims killed in such different ways? Why is their only suspect denying what they can irrefutably prove but admitting to things they weren't even aware of? And what could the cryptic message left at each scene - #BSC6 - possibly mean? When a disgraced FBI agent gets in touch things take an even darker turn.
Because she doesn't think Poe is dealing with a serial killer at all; she thinks he's dealing with someone far, far worse - a man who calls himself the Curator. And if you think you know what's happening, you're exactly where he wants you to be...*THE NEW THRILLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE CWA BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2019 AWARD*______________________Praise for M. W. Craven:'Jaw-droppingly shocking and intense, there's no escaping this novel's tense narrative and tightly woven mystery' Women & Home on The Curator'Superb' Daily Mail on The Curator'An intriguing, fast-moving mystery' The Times on The Curator'Witty, clever and shocking' Cumbria Life on The Curator'Pacy, gory and clever' Crime Monthly on The Curator'Atmospherically moody' Peterborough Telegraph on The Curator'Unlike most procedurals; MW Craven grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck and drags them bodily over the grit and grimness of this expertly-crafted tale; leaving them bruised, broken, but ultimately satisified' Matt Wesolowski on The Curator'Truly mind-blowing' A.
A. Dhand on Black Summer'A book that shines with tension, wit and invention' William Shaw on Black Summer'Washington Poe - a rising giant in detective fiction' Alison Bruce on Black Summer'A twisty thriller with a killer plot Ed James on Black Summer'I loved this book!' Jo Jakeman on Black Summer'One of the best British crime novels I've read in a long time .