The Killer’s Mark by M. W. Craven 

The Killer’s Mark by M. W. Craven — the next darkly funny, high-stakes thrill-ride in the bestselling Washington Poe series.

A monster. A mother. A murderer?

Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw have finally left the National Crime Agency behind. Now operating as private detectives — “Gumshoes for Hire” according to the sign on their door — they are enjoying a quieter life. Until a foul-mouthed teenage girl walks into their Carlisle office looking for the mother she has long believed to be dead.

As Poe and Tilly dig into the girl’s claims, they are drawn into a murky underworld of trafficking, exploitation and powerful people who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. What begins as a missing-person case soon collides with the fallout from a five-year-old investigation that began when a horrifying discovery was made inside a tamper-proof safe — a discovery so shocking it triggered the biggest case in the National Crime Agency’s history.

Unwittingly pulled back into the gravity well of that investigation, Poe and Tilly must navigate danger, dark humour and a web of corruption if they are to find the truth — and survive it.

Sharp, shocking and addictive, The Killer’s Mark delivers everything fans of the series love: razor-edged plotting, unforgettable characters, and the perfect blend of tension and dark comedy that has made M. W. Craven one of the most compelling voices in British crime fiction.