The Mercy Chair
Washington Poe, Book 6
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The Mercy Chair
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Narrated by:
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John Banks
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By:
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M. W. Craven
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'Mesmerising, macabre and magnificent. The Mercy Chair is truly terrifying, laugh-out-loud funny, and impossibly clever. Poe and Tilly are unstoppable' Chris Whitaker
'Washington Poe is a brilliant creation, from one of the finest and most inventive crime writers of today' Peter James
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Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin . . .
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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'Craven renders the darkness of the human condition with immense skill, ratcheting the tension to a nails-on-chalkboard pitch. Don't turn out the lights.' Vaseem Khan
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- Tracy
- 26-06-24
Didn’t see that coming…
The Mercy Chair. Well worth the wait ( but now I am waiting for the next one)
Pretty gruesome in places but that’s fairly normal for a Craven book .
Set in Keswick and the Lake District a place I have visited since childhood, I was actually staying on Blencathra street when I was listening to this audio book!
Washington and Tilly go from strength to strength , such an interesting relationship
The plot weaves and turns and the final twist was totally unexpected but leaves a very big question …
Excellently narrated as usual
(Please hurry up with the next book )
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- Darren McBride
- 07-06-24
Gripping, enthralling. Best Tilly and Poe yet
Amazing and gripping. I couldn’t stop listening. As usual the twists and turns of the story didn’t disappoint. It’s the best work yet for the Tilly and Poe books. I urge those who haven’t read the series to do so. It’s an excellent read for any crime novel fans.
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- Ronnie Ingledew
- 09-07-24
Well worth the wait
Been waiting for another Washington Poe book to come out and didn’t disappoint excellent story
Please keep these coming
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- ann bayliss
- 12-06-24
just brilliant
loved all the books Tilly is so sweet and clever love all the folk and the dog and the place were Washington lives
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- Kaz
- 15-06-24
Exceeded expectations!
Wow! just wow! I have been captivated by the Washington and Tilly books right from the very start and the stories just get better and better. Living in the lake district i can picture where the storyline takes them making everything more vivid.
I just love the relationship between Washington and Tilly. This storyline kept me captivated from the first till the last chapter. Please don't let this be the end of the line for them :-(
I really think this series of books woukd make one of the best detective series ever. Also, massive shout out for John Banks and his excellent narration. Can't wait for the next one!
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- Anonymous User
- 25-06-24
cracking thriller
great read. exciting and confusing. Tilly is so wonderful and poe makes me laugh. if you read crime give this book a try.
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- Miranda
- 27-06-24
Brilliant
Loved this book totally took me by surprise. Don’t want to risk saying anymore other than - read it!
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- charlotte stevenson
- 09-06-24
Outstanding
Best Poe and Tilly yet! What a fantastic, dark, twisty, gripping story. Loved every minute of it.
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- Charles Dodd
- 20-06-24
His best yet!
All the Poe stories are a treat and this is MW Craven’s best book yet. Probably his darkest too, yet still laced through with the trademark humour we’ve come to expect. A proper rollercoaster ride!
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- Sue Fairburn
- 21-06-24
Great story
can't say enough about this great story very hard to listen to sometimes but brilliant
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