Four Scottish men meet every day in their local pub and drink themselves senseless, that is until their world falls apart when one of the men drifts off into a bizarre trap and another commits an act of mindless violence. From the author of THE DUMB HOUSE.

'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 ---- 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 . . . ---- '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 MORE PRAISE FOR MW CRAVEN: 'The kind of novel that inspired me to write fiction in the first place. A guaranteed great time.' Chris Brookmyre 'Darkly entertaining' The Telegraph 'If you haven't read any M.W. Craven yet, fix that immediately' S. A. Cosby 'I've been following M.W. Craven's Poe/Tilly series from the very beginning, and it just gets better and better' Peter Robinson 'Poe and Tilly books are a joy' Steve Cavanagh 'In Tilly and Poe, M.W. Craven has created a stand-out duo who are two of the most compelling characters in crime fiction in recent years' Fiona Cummins 'Darkly comic . . . Thrilling' The Independent 'Clever, sophisticated, utterly gripping thriller from one of the best writers around' Mari Hannah 'Craven has unleashed Ben Koenig into the thriller world. Long may he raise hell in the pages. A superb thriller that will have everyone talking, and gasping.' David Baldacci 'Paging Lee and Andrew Child: you've got company' The Times

BLUE MERCY is the story of a vicious satanic cult set in their own twisted beliefs, and of the destruction they leave behind. 3 novels, 2 sides to the story, 1 final showdown In this book, Part 1: RAYNE, young Rayne, a victim of kidnapping and human trafficking, is being groomed for The Great Auction. She'll be sold into a lifetime of slavery to the highest bidder. This is the story of the torment she suffers in captivity at the hands of the Blue Mercy cult. Stay tuned for.....Part 2: RIDER allows you to witness the upbringing of cult leader, Rider Prinze, in this tale of innocence lost, warped minds, nature and nurture, & the fragility of the human psyche. Take a front row seat and see what pushed Rider and the boys of Mercy, Tennessee to the depths of darkness.

Buckle your seatbelts! This is going to be one bumpy ride into the pits of hell… The BLUE MERCY Saga is about a vicious satanic cult set in their own twisted beliefs, and of the destruction they leave behind. Each book is from a different point of view. 3 books, 2 sides, 1 final showdown… * Part 1: RAYNE– Young Rayne, a victim of kidnapping, is being groomed for the Great Auction where she’ll be sold into a lifetime of slavery to the highest bidder. This is the story of the torment she suffers in captivity at the hands of the Blue Mercy cult. * * Part 2: RIDER– Witness the tragic upbringing of cult leader, Rider Prinze, in this tale of innocence lost, warped minds, nature and nurture, and the fragility of the human psyche. Take a front row seat and see what pushed Rider and the boys of Mercy, Tennessee to the depths of darkness. * * * Part 3: REDEMPTION– The final showdown…The long anticipated auctioning of the girls is here. The worlds elite and sadistic madmen have shown up to make their bids, and they’ll be sure to get their moneys worth. Rayne and Rider will go head-to-head, Rayne fighting for her freedom, Rider for his redemption. Witness the tragedy unfold in… “The BLUE MERCY Saga”

In this compelling book, award-winning adventure writer and former Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue team member Peter Bronski chronicles true stories of survival and tragedy, from famous historical cases during the early 20th century, to modern tales of harrowing struggle in the mountains and wilderness. Extensively researched, these gripping tales pull together historical accounts, first-hand interviews, previously untold stories and expert analysis to retrace each misadventure

From lowcountry writer William Baldwin comes a new edition of his 1993 Lillian Smith Award-winning novel, The Hard to Catch Mercy. Including a new introduction by the author, this Southern Revivals edition makes available once more a story that touches on the issues of religion, race, and coming-of-age in the post-Civil War South, when the lines between these issues were not always clear. Set in fictional Cedar Point, a small southern community in the early 1900s, The Hard to Catch Mercy is told through the eyes of a young boy, Willie T., who is forced to confront the changing world around him. Including a cast of incredibly outlandish characters, Baldwin's novel is a wild, darkly comic tale rich with trick mules, Christian voodoo, fire, brimstone, first love, death, and the end of the world as Willie T. knows it.