M. W. Craven

Mike Craven was born in Carlisle but grew up in Newcastle. Joining the army when he was sixteen, he had fun serving all over the world before deciding he'd better do something a bit more grown up! He decided to study social work at Northumbria University and joined Cumbria Probation Service as a probation officer in 1999, which he has been doing in one form or another ever since. Although he has been writing since he was a boy, it was no more than a hobby until his first novel, Born in a Burial Gown was shortlisted for the Crime Writer's Association 2013 Debut Dagger. Mike lives in Carlisle with his wife Joanne and his springer spaniel, Bracken.