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Robert Craven

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My latest novel - The Payout Game is out now on Amazon & Kobo platforms

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.

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"There was a lot of your trademark writing in there, the nuances that suggest something without telling us, sometimes in the right direction, sometimes in the wrong direction, keeping the suspense building.

Crowe has an edgy depth that never really comes out, his complexities never shade the plot itself, which I like. It stays focused, like him, on the case.
It kept me hooked. A page-turner. Right up to your high standard and a very original plot.
Thank you!"

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	Get Lenin (The Wartime Adventures of Eva Molenaar #1) 3.89 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kind of Drowning 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MALIGN INTENT 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zinnman (The Wartime Adventures of Eva Molenaar #2) 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Finger of Night (The Wartime Adventures of Eva Molenaar #3) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Acclaimed authors Bryan J. Mason (There Are No Happy Endings) , James Murphy (Farset Investigations Belfast) , Robert Craven (The Payout Game) and Karen Fitzgibbon (Tell the Truth) take to the stage to share readings from their latest work— whether it’s sharp dialogue, Read more of this blog post »

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Middle Passage

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Very enjoyable and well-written cold war adventure, full of small tradecraft details and fascinating premise. A stylish combination of Archer & le Carre influence and well defined characters. Excellent
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Only America could create an individual like Roy Cohn. Trump doesn't interest me in the slightest, but the influences that shaped him, do. This superbly written biography lays bare the neurotic reds-under-the bed-era of the 50s and the show trials th ...more
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