Born in a Burial Gown - M W Craven

'Deeply layered, fiendishly clever and absorbing' Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter series n n The first gritty thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show. n n Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can't get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site. n n Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the post-mortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder. n n With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer... n n Praise for M. W. Craven: n n 'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES n n 'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE n n 'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON n n 'Thrilling' MICK HERRON n n 'Brilliantly inventive' WILLIAM SHAW n n 'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARK n