{"product_id":"dead-ground-by-m-w-craven-9781472132000","title":"Dead Ground","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the prestigious CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the \u003cb\u003eTheakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, \u003ci\u003eDead Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' – Chris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dark and entertaining, this is top rank crime fiction.' – Vaseem Khan, Author of the Malabar House series and the Baby Ganesh Agency series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'M. W. Craven is one of the best crime writers working today. \u003ci\u003eDead Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a cracking puzzle, beautifully written, with characters you'll be behind every step of the way. It's his best yet.' – Stuart Turton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fantastic' – Martina Cole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Dark, sharp and compelling' – Peter James\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You can taste the authenticity' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetective 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDead Ground:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unmissable' – \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I've been following M.W. Craven's Poe\/Tilly series from the very beginning, and it just gets better and better. \u003ci\u003eDead Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced crime novel with as many twists and turns as a country lane. I can't wait for the next one.' – Peter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is both entertaining and engaging with great characters and storyline. I loved this first dip into the world of Tilly and Poe!' – BA Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for M W Craven:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brutal and thrilling page turner' – Natasha Harding, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' – Mick Herron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most engaging teams in crime fiction' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint-hearted!' – David Mark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072448250092,"sku":"9781472132000","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3457523482712.jpg?v=1765110886","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/dead-ground-by-m-w-craven-9781472132000","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}