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"marks a welcome return for Jane Casey..."

"a chilling novel about people with dark secrets..."

"Hunter’s novel is a tour de force, providing one plot twist after another without losing sight of her characters’ vulnerable humanity...."

"Final entry in Nazi-era detective series makes for a bittersweet experience..."

"dark and compelling..."

"as moving as it is disturbing..."

"Her descriptions of [London] ring rich and poetic, with seamless pockets of elegance..."

"A debut vividly depicts acts of cruelty in lawless 18th-century Stockholm..."

"a proper page-turner..."

"written in vivid, at times hectic, prose..."

"you’ll know not to expect a straightforward crime-solving tale — or anything like it..."

"This is riveting and unusual crime fiction that has depth, heart and soul..."

"An elegant, atmospheric tale that twists and surprises at every turn..."

"a procedural that positively hums with authenticity..."

"one of the best historical crime writers today..."

"Few of Harlan Coben’s 30 or so thrillers are anything less than gripping..."

"The crime writer shows she is the heir to Patricia Highsmith in her anatomy of human motives..."

"Believable plots, and Celestin is hugely knowledgeable in portraying the atmosphere of New York... a delight...."

"absorbingly impressive..."

"gripping...exceeds his own high standards..."

"deliciously good – dry, intelligent, perfectly paced... Swanson’s best thriller yet..."

"Barde-Cabuçon not only produces a satisfying mystery story but also successfully captures the febrile atmosphere of a society where the ancien regime is under threat ..."