M.W. Craven | |
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Born | Mike Craven 1968 (age 55–56) Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Period | 2015–present |
Genre | Fiction, crime, thriller |
Notable works | Washington Poe Series |
Website | |
www |
Mike W. Craven (born 1968) is an English crime writer. He is the author of the Washington Poe series and the DI Avison Fluke series. In 2019 his novel The Puppet Show won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award. [1]
Craven was born in Carlisle and grew up in Newcastle. [2] He joined the British Army at the age of 16. [3] After two and a half years' training as an armourer, he spent 10 years travelling the world with the army. In 1995, he left the army and began a degree in social work, specialising in criminology, psychology, and substance misuse, before joining the Cumbria Probation Service in Whitehaven as a probation officer. [4] After 16 years of service, with the rank of assistant chief executive, he accepted redundancy, and became a full-time author. [3]
Craven lives in Carlisle with his wife, Joanne, and his springer spaniel, Bracken. [4]
Order | Title | Year |
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1 | Born in a Burial Gown | 2015 |
2 | Body Breaker | 2017 |
Short stories | Assume Nothing, Believe Nobody, Challenge Everything | 2015 |
Order | Title | Year |
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1 | The Puppet Show | 2018 |
2 | Black Summer | 2019 |
3 | The Curator | 2020 |
Short stories | Cut Short | 2020 |
4 | Dead Ground | 2021 |
5 | The Botanist | 2022 |
Quick Reads Novella | The Cutting Season | 2022 |
6 | The Mercy Chair | June 2024 |
Craven's work has been well received in publications such as The Times, [12] Woman & Home, [13] Female First, [14] Whispering Stories, [15] [16] and What's Good To Read [17]
M.W. Craven | |
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Born | Mike Craven 1968 (age 55–56) Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Period | 2015–present |
Genre | Fiction, crime, thriller |
Notable works | Washington Poe Series |
Website | |
www |
Mike W. Craven (born 1968) is an English crime writer. He is the author of the Washington Poe series and the DI Avison Fluke series. In 2019 his novel The Puppet Show won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award. [1]
Craven was born in Carlisle and grew up in Newcastle. [2] He joined the British Army at the age of 16. [3] After two and a half years' training as an armourer, he spent 10 years travelling the world with the army. In 1995, he left the army and began a degree in social work, specialising in criminology, psychology, and substance misuse, before joining the Cumbria Probation Service in Whitehaven as a probation officer. [4] After 16 years of service, with the rank of assistant chief executive, he accepted redundancy, and became a full-time author. [3]
Craven lives in Carlisle with his wife, Joanne, and his springer spaniel, Bracken. [4]
Order | Title | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | Born in a Burial Gown | 2015 |
2 | Body Breaker | 2017 |
Short stories | Assume Nothing, Believe Nobody, Challenge Everything | 2015 |
Order | Title | Year |
---|---|---|
1 | The Puppet Show | 2018 |
2 | Black Summer | 2019 |
3 | The Curator | 2020 |
Short stories | Cut Short | 2020 |
4 | Dead Ground | 2021 |
5 | The Botanist | 2022 |
Quick Reads Novella | The Cutting Season | 2022 |
6 | The Mercy Chair | June 2024 |
Craven's work has been well received in publications such as The Times, [12] Woman & Home, [13] Female First, [14] Whispering Stories, [15] [16] and What's Good To Read [17]