What takes a woman from an island childhood in Ireland to murder and ruin in Nice? - another dark twisted story from No 1 bestseller Liz Nugent.

Bloody brilliant!

A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith. A scarred woman brings chaos to those around her, but Nemesis is coming

Absorbing, beautifully written

The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work - no one gets under the skin of monstrous characters like she does

Brilliant

A tour de force ... a genuinely memorable, at times terrifying central character ... will appeal to readers who enjoy an exciting, fast-paced journey of psychological extremes, which delivers a shocking final twist

A wonderful feat of imagination, totally gripping, with a fascinating character at its heart

As one woman's singular story unspools with many an unexpected shock, Nugent skewers her targets with skill. Sly humour and dazzling originality deliver a gutsy feminist message.

Dark, brutal and brilliant

A triumph, from first page to last!

Monumentally good. Liz Nugent is a beautiful writer and among the very best storytellers in the world

I loved, loved, loved Skin Deep - the compassion of it, the beauty of the language, how glamour and horror intersect, how the tension twists tighter and tighter and is brilliantly done

Dazzling ... chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling genius

Utterly compelling ... a storyteller at the height of her powers

Her darkest book yet - a compelling one-sitting read

Utterly gripping, fast paced, and featuring my favourite sociopathic female character since Lady Macbeth

Incredibly dark, twisting and utterly mesmerising - you will not be able to put this down

Pitch dark and thrillingly original

It took me two sittings to gobble it up - a page turner. You'll just snap it up and you'll love it. A cracking read

Spellbinding

Spectacular

It's a blast ... Liz Nugent has done it again

This dense, absorbing, beautifully atmospheric novel weaves a truly hypnotic spell.

Setterfield is a master of the medium. Like the river at its core, her plot twists and turns with ease and confidence, and her writing is beautiful.

Setterfield brilliantly captures a time and place on the cusp of modernity, plays bleakness and warmth off against each other to create a life-affirming tale of what it means to be human.

An exquisitely crafted multi layered mystery.

Once Upon a River is one of the most pleasurable and satisfying new books I've read in a long time. Setterfield is a master storyteller, her language flowing with a dark magic very like the river at the heart of her tale: swift and entrancing, profound and beautiful. Give yourself a treat and read it!

Once Upon a River is a delight, just marvellous. I devoured it in gulps.

Once Upon A River succeeds in doing what you hope every book will do - pull you in from the first page, hold you captive in the middle, then leave you satisfied and thoughtful at the end. I loved it.