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Mike W. Craven

マイク・ダブリュー・クレイヴン

Maiku W. Kurēvun

Aliases: M. W. Craven

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968 (Carlisle)
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Carlisle, England → Newcastle upon Tyne, England → Whitehaven, England

Career

Occupations
Writer, Probation officer, Soldier, Social worker
Active Years
2015-2025
Nominations
CWA Debut Dagger shortlist (Born in a Burial Gown, 2013), CWA Gold Dagger longlist (Black Summer, 2020), CWA Gold Dagger longlist (The Curator, 2021), CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger shortlist (The Botanist, 2023)

Awards

Gold Dagger
2019
Work: The Puppet Show
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
2022
Work: Dead Ground
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
2023
Work: The Botanist
Result: winner
Capital Crime Fingerprint Award
2025
Work: The Mercy Chair
Category: Overall Crime Novel of the Year
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Puppet Show

2018 Crime thriller

First in the Washington Poe series.

Black Summer

2019 Crime thriller

Second in the Washington Poe series.

The Curator

2020 Crime thriller

Third in the Washington Poe series.

Dead Ground

2021 Crime thriller

Fourth in the Washington Poe series.

The Botanist

2022 Crime thriller

Fifth in the Washington Poe series.

Legacy

English crime writer known for the Washington Poe series.

Trivia

  • Lives in Carlisle with his wife Joanne and Welsh Springer Spaniel, Bracken.