The author, who won the 2023 Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year for The Botanist, talks about his working-class childhood, his former careers as a soldier and a probation officer - and surviving cancer When Mike Craven won the Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award at the 2023 festival in Harrogate last week, there was one person he made sure to give special thanks - without whom, he might have found himself involved in a real-life crime as well as fictional. That perso...
'I could have gone to jail': crime writer MW Craven on a life made up of spontaneous decisions
The Guardian - 28 Jul 2023 15:42
The author, who won the 2023 Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year for The Botanist, talks about his working-class childhood, his former careers as a soldier and a probation officer - and surviving cancer When Mike Craven won the Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award at the 2023 festival in Harrogate last week, there was one person he made sure to give special thanks - without whom, he might have found himself involved in a real-life crime as well as fictional. That perso...
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