The Puppet Show: Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2019 (Washington Poe)

A thrilling curtain-raiser for what looks set to be a great new series. (Mick Herron)

Satisfyingly twisty and clever and the flashes of humour work well to offer the reader respite from the thrill of the read. (Michael J. Malone)

A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint-hearted! (David Mark)

Mike Craven is a forceful new voice in British crime fiction. (Caro Ramsay)

Washington Poe is a name destined to be spoken by crime fiction enthusiasts everywhere: Britain's answer to Harry Bosch. The Puppet Show is a wickedly, twisting and turning, mystery that will have readers breathlessly turning the pages until the final shocking conclusion. (Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter series)

This book is twisted and dark and I loved it - not sure what that says about me (Simon Toyne)

A brilliant start to what promises to be a fantastic series; get it now or kick yourself for missing out (Graham Smith)

Dark, sharp and compelling (Peter James)

Nothing you've ever read will prepare you for the utterly unique Washington Poe (Keith Nixon)

A gripping start to a much anticipated new series (Vaseem Khan)