The Puppet Show

The Puppet Show is the first book of M.W. Cravens Wahington Poe series, and you can tell. The story itself is decent, mutilated and burnt bodies are found in ancient stone circles all over the north of England. But seemingly there is no connection between any of the victims found. So how does the killer pick their victims and why does the latest victim have a wound on their chest that spells out "Poe" with a weird sign next to it? The idea is interesting enough the execution is sloppy and a bit bumpy at times. Especially the backstory of the main character that the author tries to shove into the book by any means possible doesnt sit right with me most of the time. I would still recommend it for any fans of the series that want to know how everything started. For anyone that is looking to become a fan and wants to start on a bit of a higher point I would recommend starting with either the second or the fifth book. All of them can be read and enjoyed by themselves and are in my opinion way better than this first book