Overcoming his initial reluctance, he cannot resist trying to find out why the killer is targeting him, and returns to the NCA. DI Stephanie Flynn, the woman who replaced him, and the NCA want him back working the case.
He has no intention of returning to his job, but his name has been found carved in the burnt body of the latest victim of the serial killer dubbed 'The Immolation Man' by the media along with the number 5. Set in the sparsely populated Cumbria with its numerous stone circles, Washington Poe, has settled into and fixing up his recently acquired croft, suspended as a DI in the National Crime Agency after being mired in scandal in his last case. He has no intention of returning to his job, but his name has been found carved in the b You can always tell if a piece of crime fiction is special and MW Craven's debut marks the arrival of a gifted and natural crime writer with a bright future ahead of him. You can always tell if a piece of crime fiction is special and MW Craven's debut marks the arrival of a gifted and natural crime writer with a bright future ahead of him. And in a shocking finale that will shatter everything he's ever believed about himself, Poe will learn that there are things far worse than being burned alive.more The elusive killer has a plan and for some reason Poe is part of it.Īs the body count rises, Poe discovers he has far more invested in the case than he could have possibly imagined. Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant but socially awkward civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw, the mismatched pair uncover a trail that only he is meant to see. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant but soci A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles.
A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles.