M. W. Craven Audiobooks

M. W. Craven, born in 1968, is an English crime writer and the author of two series: the Washington Poe novels and the DI Avison Fluke books. If the name rings a bell beyond crime fiction circles, it is probably because of The Puppet Show, which won the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger in 2019 – one of the most coveted prizes in the genre.

A Gold Dagger is not won by accident. It tends to reward writers who combine craft with nerve, and Craven’s output across two series suggests a novelist who treats crime writing as a discipline rather than a lottery ticket.

Series crime is the audiobook listener’s natural habitat: once a writer earns your trust, there is always another instalment waiting. Craven features in our catalogue with The Killer’s Mark, and the title tells you the register to expect – this is crime fiction that does not tiptoe around its subject.

For UK listeners there is the added draw of an English writer working the home turf of British crime fiction at award-winning level. Anyone curious whether the Gold Dagger judges called it right will find The Killer’s Mark a perfectly fair place to begin the investigation.