M. W. Craven Books in Order
M. W. Craven has written 6 books, published between 2020 and 2026. The first book is Puppet Show (2020) and the newest is The Killer's Mark (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2020–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,600 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 27–40 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,600 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
M. W. Craven writes English crime thrillers. Puppet Show (2020) opens a list of six catalogued books, Black Summer (2021), The Curator (2021), Dead Ground (2022), The Botanist (2023) and The Killer's Mark (2026). The novels run to a median 400 pages and arrive about fourteen months apart.
M. W. Craven's Washington Poe series follows Detective Washington Poe, whose novels combine crime-solving with dark humor.
How many M. W. Craven books are there?
M. W. Craven has 6 books, released between 2020 and 2026.
M. W. Craven Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 M. W. Craven books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Puppet Show2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420203521/4
- 2Black Summer2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420214161/4
- 3The Curator2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420213841/4
- 4Dead Ground2022 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420224481/4
- 5The Botanist2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 6The Killer's Mark2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
M. W. Craven books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
6 books6 M. W. Craven titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read M. W. Craven books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 6 M. W. Craven books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with M. W. Craven
Start with Puppet Show (2020), the earliest published title.
What is the newest M. W. Craven book?
The Killer's Mark (2026) is the newest M. W. Craven book released so far.
Is there a new M. W. Craven book coming?
No next M. W. Craven book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
M. W. Craven at a glance
- Still publishing
- M. W. Craven published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- M. W. Craven books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,600 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most M. W. Craven books, 6 of 6, were published in the 2020s.
What the M. W. Craven books are about
3 of the 6 M. W. Craven books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 2 of 3 books
- England 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books

