13,111 book reviews and counting...

"this page-turning thriller marks her as a writer to watch..."

"McDonnell combines gonzo humour and neat character studies in the first volume of an urban fantasy series..."

"A new book from Harper is always an event..."

"Reynolds is a former freestyle snowboarder with an intimate knowledge of the sport and the rivalry it inspires..."

"beyond gruesome yet the horror is tempered by gallows humour..."

"The novel sounds all the tried and tested noir notes — the brutal, rain-drenched city, the divorce, the obsessive work and professional conflicts — but it makes them chime..."

"dazzlingly clever..."

"combines crime fiction with elements of gothic horror, set in and around a creepy village churchyard in Sussex..."

"MacBride’s work is beyond gruesome yet the horror is enlivened with gallows humour..."

"It reads like a marvellous mash-up of Anita Brookner and Quentin Tarantin..."

"Bauer’s judgment of tone is perfect throughout..."

"[a] delightful novel..."

"brimming with beautiful prose..."

"The chief success of Sarah Pearse’s debut novel, The Sanatorium, is her use of place..."

"Reading this full-throttle piece is both a troubling and an exhilarating experience...."

"remains insidiously gripping..."

"unfriendly communities are 10-a-penny in crime fiction, but few are realised with the textured detail that French supplies ..."

"effortlessly blends the alien and the familiar..."

"as compelling as anything he has written..."

"(a) gritty novel with an engaging heroine..."

"Hammer’s writing is as assured as ever, but the plot is wildly complicated..."

"sympathetic to second-wave feminism while also recognising the danger posed by charismatic leaders..."

"A knowing tribute to classic crime..."

"SJ Parris gives us a glimpse into the younger years of Giordano Bruno, her 16th-century heretic and spy, in this collection of three beguiling novellas..."

"The latest instalment in the Bob Skinner series will delight long-term fans,..."

"Jurjevics vividly conjures up the febrile atmosphere of a city in turmoil...."

"Reeve’s latest novel continues to hold the reader’s attention ..."

"a suspenseful and spine-tingling page-turner..."

"an immersive and immensely powerful novel..."