A relentlessly suspenseful, soul-chilling thriller that hooks you instantly

Readers of this terrifying page-turner are in the hands of a master storyteller. Be prepared to stay up all night

A specialist in serial killer tales . . . a wonderfully evocative writer

Told at breakneck pace, with more than one truly frightening villain, and a protagonist whose tenacity in the face of evil makes him a hero for our times, you turn the pages as if your very life depends on it

A no-holds-barred thriller that thrusts the reader into the black soul of the killer ... those with a taste for Thomas Harris will look forward to the sure-to-follow sequel

Razor-sharp plotting with a powerful narrative ... thrills to its very satisfying end

The novel is, like the nameless killer's victims, well executed. And like the killer himself, fiendishly twisted. A real page turner

Savvy and sharp ... as well-written a thriller as The Silence of the Lambs ... A winner

With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy

A superbly written novel with a brilliantly conceived and realized plot . . . unforgettable.

. . . perfectly gripping . . . It is a clever serial/ ritual-murderer tale set in remotest rural Canada, but the most original feature of the story is its principal detective . . . Hazel Micallef is a splendid recruit to the ranks of fictional detectives.

Terrifying, moving and complex . . . the first in a sensational series . . . truly compelling . . . a thrilling psychological tale which ratchets up the pace from the intriguing opening scene to the heart-in-the-mouth finale.

Patterson is in a class by himself.

... opens with one of the most chilling murder scenes I've read in a long time ... High-octane stuff

I was completely swept along by it. It was absolutely fantastic: I romped through it. It is wonderfully-well and scarily described. There is a James Bond quality. It was inspired. Cross Country has an amazing sense of speed, there's a really brilliant tension in the plot. You really believe in Alex Cross.
You're just completely engrossed in it from start to finish. Absolutely incredible. Taking [Cross] into Africa is a masterstroke. The story is unrelentingly exciting.

Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding

Rendell has a Dickensian empathy, informed by a prodigious love of London life. Her account, bursting with colour and vitality, is a treat to read