By M. W. Craven
A 2025 Top Rated Read
When a man is found tied to a tree and stoned to death, Detective Sergeant Washington Poe and civilian analyst Tilly Bradshaw investigate. They discover the victim was the founding member of a shady religious organisation called the Children of Job. The case soon has them delving into the group's darker side and what they uncover has little to do with religion but more about abuse and torture.
The Mercy Chair is the sixth book in this fantastic series. The plots are always original and the characters make such an impact that they become part of your life. Poe and Tilly are wonderful together; their banter never fails to raise a smile and I love Tilly's social awkwardness and naivety despite being an academic genius. Their friendship, mutual respect and kindness towards each other is the foundation of their successful working relationship.
The Mercy Chair is dark and multi-layered with plenty of tension and suspense. It begins with Poe's visit to a trauma therapist for his sleeping difficulties and nightmares. It's through these sessions that the story unfolds. It took a direction I didn't see coming and was brilliant.
★★★★★
- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Constable
- Publication Year: 2024
- Author: M. W. Craven
- Genre: Crime, Thriller
Synopsis
Washington Poe has a story to tell.
And he needs you to listen.
You'll hear how it started with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Enough for a murder . . .
He'll tell you about a man who was tied to a tree and stoned to death, a man who had tattooed himself with a code so obscure, even the gifted analyst Tilly Bradshaw struggled to break it. He'll tell you how the man's murder was connected to a tragedy that happened fifteen years earlier when a young girl massacred her entire family.
And finally, he'll tell you about the mercy chair. And why people would rather kill themselves than talk about it . . .
Poe hopes you've been paying attention. Because in this story, nothing is as it seems . . .
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