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"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...."

"dark and compelling..."

"Mullin, a veteran diarist, has a knack of pithy description, adding touches of colour and wit..."

"A spine-chilling masterpiece..."

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

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

"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..."

"McGrath has come up with some psychologically acute characterisations..."

"The main problem is that this story relies far too much on the first novel in the series..."

"gripping... the final page will make your jaw drop and your heart stop..."

"A beautifully observed, vivid picture of modern spying. ..."

" as multi-stranded as a novel by Victor Hugo..."

"Unto Us A Son Is Given raises the question that dogs every long-running series: when to pull the plug..."

"Tyce’s pacing is first-rate..."

"a powerful and compelling novel..."

"the book still has a distinctive and appealing flavour...."

"a spirited gothic adventure..."