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My latest novel - The Payout Game will be released January 2026

A body on the rocks.
A bookmaker with dangerous secrets.
When the case is ruled a misadventure, Inspector Crowe digs deeper — and enters a world where murder is just another wager.

EAGLES HUNT WOLVES won the
FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD 2021 - ACTION / ADVENTURE.

I write too under the pen name W.T. Edsel


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*PRESS RELEASE _ The Payout Game / Publication Date: January 24, 2026

The Payout Game
Irish crime author Robert Craven returns with the third novel in the acclaimed P.J. Crowe thriller series

Dublin, Ireland — Award-nominated Irish crime writer Robert Craven announces the release of The Payout Game, the third novel in his gripping contemporary crime series featuring Garda Inspector P.J. Crowe. The book launches January 24, 2026 in paperback and eBook formats.

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