Washington Poe and Ben Koenig Series 5 Books Collection Set By M W Craven (Black Summer, The Botanist, The Mercy Chair, Fearless, Nobody's Hero)

This five-book collection brings together two series by M W Craven, featuring Detective Sergeant Washington Poe and Ben Koenig. Across the set, the stories move from criminal investigations to high-stakes pursuits, with cases that hinge on missing evidence, contested testimony and secrets people will kill to protect.

Washington Poe is drawn into investigations that include the conviction of celebrity chef Jared Keaton for the murder of his daughter Elizabeth, whose body was never found, and a later case involving crows, a coded tattoo and a death linked to a tragedy from fifteen years earlier. Ben Koenig, once head of the US Marshal’s elite Special Ops group, has lived as a “grey man” for six years until his past resurfaces, leading to a hunt that stretches from London to the Chihuahuan Desert.

Included titles

• Black Summer
• The Botanist
• The Mercy Chair
• Fearless
• Nobody's Hero

Key details

• Five-book collection set
• By M W Craven
• Includes Washington Poe and Ben Koenig series titles
• Features Detective Sergeant Washington Poe and civilian analyst Tilly Bradshaw
• Features Ben Koenig, former head of the US Marshal’s elite Special Ops group

Synopses

Black Summer

Jared Keaton, a celebrity chef, is serving a life sentence for the murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never recovered, and his conviction relied largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant Washington Poe.

The Botanist

Detective Sergeant Washington Poe counts very few friends, including civilian analyst Tilly Bradshaw. Others in his circle include Detective Inspector Stephanie Flynn and his neighbour Victoria, a full-time shepherd and part-time dog sitter.

The Mercy Chair

Washington Poe tells a story that begins with crows and leads to a man tied to a tree and stoned to death. The victim has tattooed himself with a code so obscure that even Tilly Bradshaw struggles to break it. The murder connects to a tragedy from fifteen years earlier, when a young girl killed her entire family, and to the mystery of the mercy chair.

Fearless

Ben Koenig no longer exists in any official sense. Six years ago he led the US Marshal’s elite Special Ops group, until the day he vanished without explanation. Now his face is on television screens nationwide as someone from his past searches for him, and in the Chihuahuan Desert a town called Gauntlet hides a secret its people will kill to keep.

Nobody's Hero

Ben Koenig is pulled into a race against time after a murder and abduction in London draws investigators to him. The CIA wants his help, and he realises he knows the woman responsible: ten years earlier he was tasked with helping her disappear, without being told why. She has been in hiding as the gatekeeper of a secret that could bring down the West, until now.