{"product_id":"9780349135557","title":"The Botanist","description":"Author: M. W. Craven\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349135557\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The most joyously exciting novel I've read in years . . .[The] sense of fun and adventure . . . allied to a remarkable lightness of touch over nightmarish subject matter, makes for the kind of novel that inspired me to write fiction in the first place..' \u003cb\u003eChris Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mesmerising, macabre and murderously funny. \u003ci\u003eThe Botanist\u003c\/i\u003e is M.W. Craven at his sinister best. I couldn't love this series more'\u003cb\u003e Chris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I swear I'm one bad mood away from calling it black magic and going home . . .'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he'd still have his thumb left. There's the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocent civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw of course. He's known his beleaguered boss, Detective Inspector Stephanie Flynn for years as he has his nearest neighbour, full-time shepherd\/part-time dog sitter, Victoria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then there's Estelle Doyle. It's true the caustic pathologist has never walked down the sunny side of the street but this time has she gone too far? Shot twice in the head, her father's murder appears to be an open and shut case.  Estelle has firearms discharge residue on her hands, and, in a house surrounded by fresh snow, hers are the only footprints going in. Since her arrest she's only said three words: 'Tell Washington Poe.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a poisoner the press have dubbed the Botanist is sending high profile celebrities poems and pressed flowers. The killer seems to be able to walk through walls and, despite the advance notice he gives his victims, and regardless of the security measures the police take, he seems to be able to kill with impunity.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor a man who hates locked room mysteries, this is going to be the longest week of Washington Poe's life . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Another classy thriller from the king of Cumbrian crime'\u003cb\u003e Paul Finch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Unputdownable, gripping, clever and with a rich seam of trademark Craven humour running through it'\u003cb\u003e Imran Mahmood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A sinful treat'\u003cb\u003e Vaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fast, furious, and utterly enjoyable.\u003cb\u003e' Keith Nixon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore Praise for M W Craven:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, \u003ci\u003eDead Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.\u003cb\u003e' Chris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Dark and entertaining, this is top rank crime fiction.\u003cb\u003e' Vaseem Khan, Author of the Malabar House series and the Baby Ganesh Agency series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'M. W. Craven is one of the best crime writers working today. \u003ci\u003eDead Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a cracking puzzle, beautifully written, with characters you'll be behind every step of the way","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491609759902,"sku":"ADS-9780349135557","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349135557.jpg?v=1770594994","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349135557","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}