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Born in a Burial Gown

DI Avison Fluke, Book 1

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By: M. W. Craven
Narrated by: John Banks
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The first gritty thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show.  

Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. 

Just as he thinks things can't get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.  

Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the postmortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder.   

With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer.

©2019 M. W. Craven (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK Crime Thrillers Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Exciting

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"Deeply layered, fiendishly clever and absorbing." (Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter series)

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Superb characters in a plot that’s twisty and surprising yet easy to follow. I only wish there were more than 2 Avison Fluke books.

Gripping

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This book had made me want to visit Cumbria! Not the sleazy estates but the cabins in the outdoors, and I’m a city girl. Wasn’t sure if I was going to warm to Avison Fluke after Washington Poe but I did. Brilliantly narrated and a great crime story, with twist and turns I never saw coming .

Another great story

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Prefer the characters in this to the Poe series. Cracking story which is read extremely well.

Really enjoyed this

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Great story though I thought giving him the same similarities as Poe....ie wanting to live in the middle of nowhere and being averse to rules was a bit lame. However I forgave the author and I'm looking forward to the next book!!!

A new character after the excellent Washington Poe

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Very enjoyable as a story to have in the background whilst pottering around the house. I did guess who the killer was, but enjoyed the story as it unfolded. Some interesting characters I am looking forward to meeting again.

enjoyable but predictable

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