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"This is natural history as police procedural; and life on Earth as the scene of a crime...."

"Twisted, dark and fizzing with fury, it’s a lot of fun...."

"deliciously sinister and obsessive, an immersive journey into a world where ballet is everything, with one hell of a twist...."

"In this coming-of-age story set in a near-future England, a teenager discovers life’s possibilities as climate chaos intensifies..."

"her pacy thriller is a persuasive account of the terrible cost of living a double life..."

"Flynn keeps the tension bubbling nicely..."

"an unusual and thoroughly enjoyable read..."

"My advice: buy the short stories and then buy this book and read them back-to-back...."

"The Old Enemy has an old-style, mid-Atlantic feel to it but it is no less gripping for that..."

"Motel, money, murder, madness: it has all you need to keep you happy..."

"a distinctly more thought-provoking novel than is customary in the genre..."

"quietly compelling..."

" a tale abundant in humour, history and humanity, with a poignant message about time passing..."

"both an enjoyable read and an educational one..."

" Vidich’s style is sparse but atmospheric..."

"Rhodes makes up for her limited canvas with evocative descriptions of the rugged landscape..."

"a finely written thriller haunted by a powerful sense of the struggle between good and evil..."

"Rachael Blok’s amusing update of Agatha Christie finds time to highlight working conditions in Bangladeshi factories in addition to uncovering a wicked plot involving blackmail and murder..."

"Thirty years on from writing Prime Suspect, La Plante is still delivering the goods...."

"multilayered and emotionally astute..."

"The funniest thing about this book is that it is funny...."

"[an] unforgettable debut..."

"A well researched and compelling read..."

"[a] character-driven debut..."

"[a] riveting, creepy mystery novel..."

"The second I finished this extremely impressive debut, I went back to the beginning and read it again..."

"Scarrow, turning away from his previous Roman adventures, has produced a gripping thriller..."

"a (mostly) convincing portrait of the mercurial dramatist ..."

"Edge of the Grave builds to a wildly implausible finale, but it’s a dark and powerful story..."