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The Cutting Season by M.W. Craven

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outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

What links the suicide of an old lady & the death of a charity fundraising manager? That question (& more) is puzzling Det Sgt Washington Poe & analyst Tilly Bradshaw & their investigation leads to Poe being literally on the hook, at a meat packing plant.

Yet another good book in this series. There's not really much more I can say without giving anything away, except that the only thing wrong with this novella is that the reader doesn't get to spend enough time with Poe & Bradshaw.

karlyo83's review against another edition

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5.0

I LOVED this short story!!! Any day of the week you can usually entice me with a Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw story and this was no different.

Was it a masterpiece - No - but entertaining absolutely!!! I Never seem to be let down by Poe and Tilley. Their friendship is so pure and innocent that it makes you want more.

The way Tilly is so protective of Poe and how dumb and dopey he can be. Vice Versa the way Poe is fiercely loyal and complimentary to Tilly and her ‘nerd’ (nerd in the best possible way) skills.

I am not going to go into synopsis details as this is really truly only a short one - if you love Poe and Tilley read it, if you don’t know them… get acquainted and what better way than a very short intro into the humour, the action and the fun they have. You can jump in with this short tidbit - and figure out if you like the gang there is enough backstory to figure out who’s who in the zoo.

I can’t compliment MW Craven enough for these impossibly fun stories - 100 pages or 500 pages I am here for more of the Poe and Tilly show!!

Let me say it again for those of you in the back - GET YOURSELF SOME OF THIS DUO - and if you are disappointed well… sorry about that but I love them!!!

monchandtherats's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Really needed more contractions in the dialogue, it was so robotic and jarring for the first half. Def my least favourite Poe adventure but I wasn't expecting much more from a quick reads novella.

lisyda's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A nice short story entry in the Washington Poe series. This one isn't so much about figuring out any clues – it's a bit more rough and dirty, but the central topic about justice and charity was intriguing.
All in all, I liked it!