Author:Tony Parsons
An exclusive short story featuring DC Max Wolfe from Tony Parsons, the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Murder Bag
The gruesome discovery of the body of an old man on Hampstead Heath leads DC Max Wolfe deep into gangland London. Could the dead man's connections to the Krays and the Richardsons be behind the killing? As Max delves deeper, he uncovers a new gang war, one that could have terrible consequences for him and the people he loves.
Short chapters and tight plot invoke a cold dreak in the reader from the very beginning.
—— Daily TelegraphA rich historical thriller...Combines striking historical detail with a compelling mystery...Atmospheric
—— ObserverThe description of nineteenth-century Chicago is dramatic ... Excellent
—— Literary ReviewGripping and atmospheric
—— Sunday TelegraphPacy
—— Evening StandardPraise for The Boy That Never Was
—— -I shot through this in one sitting. Like Gone Girl . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages
—— Evening StandardStunning
—— Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book ClubA truly remarkable novel. The Boy That Never Was is a pitch-perfect balance of driving plot and honest, complex human emotion. Written in a captivating, lyrical style and brilliantly structured, the story grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go
—— Jeffrey DeaverBeautifully written, tense and twisty tale
—— Sunday MirrorGripping from its dramatic opening chapter, this tense, unpredictable novel blends a thriller with an intimate family story to produce a most compelling read
—— John BoyneThe delight for the reader is many, not least spotting the cross-over between the two stories, and the changes in those characters that feature in both. The language is lyrical and yet accessible, the plot intricate but satisfying. There is romance, period detail, and dark secrets. This book has TV adaptation written all over it! A great book-club read with loads to discuss
—— The CheltonianI would recommend it to anyone who wants an intriguing mystery that will keep them reading all night!
—— YA Under My SkinA wonderful novel. I loved the atmospheric setting and the way the mystery is built up, switching back and forth through time
—— The Owl on the BookshelfI loved The Girl in the Photograph but I adore The Shadow Hour more, it has the perfect balance of tragedy and intrigue and all the story lines are woven together expertly. You don't want to miss this
—— Belle About TownA detailed, textured mystery
—— Books Life and EverythingThere is no doubt that Kate Riordan is a marvellous storyteller with a fantastically plotted book
—— Cleopatra Loves BooksAnother beautifully told story form Kate Riordan *****
—— David Reviews , GoodreadsYou are drawn in and held there, as the story unfolds, a beautiful literary touch within a novel that is quite the page turner
—— Liz Loves BooksAn absorbing and atmospheric read. I enjoyed his one so much that I have already started reading her previous novel
—— Little Miss Vix ReadsThe author has such a wonderful way with words...beautifully written and very atmospheric
—— The Welsh LibrarianAn atmospheric and tense tale of two families bound by the secrets held within Fenix House, a stately home where the past seems to collide with the present
—— CandisThe language is lyrical and yet accessible, the plot intricate but satisfying. There is romance, period detail, and dark secrets. This book has TV adaptation written all over it! A great book-club read with loads to discuss
—— The CheltonianWhat a beautiful and evocative writer she is! I adored the richness of her descriptions, the faint sense of menace just below the surface, and the huge skill with which she wove in clues, questions and little fragments of information. It was a thoroughly absorbing
—— Iona GreyThis subtle, off-kilter foray into John le Carré territory—a chilling, thoughtful, deeply romantic drama about the collateral damage suffered by those on the periphery of world events—displays Dunmore's gifts as one of today’s most elegant and versatile storytellers.
—— KirkusExposure is a beautifully written novel that really showcases this author’s talents.
—— The Welsh Librarian blogExposure is a great spy thriller with an emotional side to it ... it gives you great character's and a beautiful setting. Lily Carrington is one of the best character's I have read about in a book in a long while.
—— Rachel Bustin blogA wonderfully descriptive tale of three rich characters and serves as a great way of bringing the private fears and realities of the Cold War period to life and this novel is a story of that time, as much as anything else.
—— Culture FlyExposure is about the drive to protect one’s family and the devastating consequences of abruptly finding oneself on the wrong side.
—— Anne Goodwin blogExposure is a brilliantly plotted novel, it’s enormously compelling and I gulped it down. Dunmore builds the tension slowly, the atmosphere of fear and creeping shadows is chillingly well done.
—— Heavenali blogJust as thrilling and just as unputdownable as any Le Carré
—— The TabletA compelling read
—— Irish TimesA surprising and fulfilling read
—— The OldieExciting, with a touch of Graham Greene
—— Evening StandardFew novelists can rival Dunmore
—— Sunday Times IrelandWith a poet’s intensity for minutia and symbolism and an always hungry precision for the right word, she creates a real and thoroughly vivid world, a living place, grim and claustrophobic, full in small ways of menace.
—— Irish ExaminerReading Helen Dunmore is like uncovering an old, intimate secret. Her historical detail is flawless. Her narrative focus is never so much on the big public bluster as it is on the private fragility of the human heart - and her latest novel might be her finest yet.
—— Irish IndependentClever and moving
—— The Scotsman, Books of the Year