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Washington Poe Series

The series follows detective Washington Poe as he attempts to solve complex crimes and mysteries. His methods are unorthodox but effective, often putting him at odds with authorities. The story is filled with tension, twists, and psychological elements. It offers a fascinating look into the world of criminal investigation.

The Mercy Chair
Black Summer
The Curator
The puppet show
Dead Ground
The Botanist

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    The puppet show

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
    4.3(8662)Add rating

    A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. 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. 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. The elusive killer has a plan and for some reason Poe is part of it. As the body count rises, Poe discovers he has far more invested in the case than he could have possibly imagined. 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...

    The puppet show
  2. 2

    Black Summer

    • 416 pages
    • 15 hours of reading
    4.4(5372)Add rating

    A dark and twisted crime novel, this is the eagerly anticipated follow up to The Puppet Show

    Black Summer
  3. 3

    The Curator

    • 384 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    4.6(1512)Add rating

    If you think you know what's happening next, you're where he wants you to be . . . It's Christmas and serial killer is leaving displayed body parts all over Cumbria. A strange message is left at each scene: #BSC6 Called in to investigate, the National Crime Agency's Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are faced with a case that makes no sense. Why were some victims anaesthetized, while others died in appalling agony? Why is their only suspect denying what they can irrefutably prove but admitting to things they weren't even aware of? And why did the victims all take the same two weeks off work three years earlier? And when a disgraced FBI agent gets in touch things take an even darker turn. Because she doesn't think Poe is dealing with a serial killer at all; she thinks he's dealing with someone far, far worse - a man who calls himself the Curator. And nothing will ever be the same again . . . 'Intelligent. Sophisticated. Intriguing.' Mari Hannah 'Gloriously dark and twisted.' Daily Express 'So brilliantly clever' Woman's Way 'An intriguing, fast-moving mystery' The Times 'Jaw-dropping' Women & Home

    The Curator
  4. 4

    Dead Ground

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    4.3(1641)Add rating

    Detective 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. As 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..

    Dead Ground
  5. 5
  6. 6

    The Mercy Chair

    A dark and twisted crime novel, this is the eagerly anticipated follow up to The Botanist.

    The Mercy Chair