I never miss a book by Robert Ferrigno

Consistently and casually knockout, brutal and hilarious

A gloriously atmospheric crime tale alive with the breath of history from the classical past

This novel stands as her most impressively realised work to date...Myerson has a forensic interest in the messiness of grief, which she itemises with the awful clarity of vision that often accompanies shock

Mesmerising, chilling stuff; Myerson's prose is taut and precise

Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world

A writer of extraordinary imagination

The striking gothic setting of London under fire proves fruitful ground for a bizarre dark comedy of an investigation... bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques

Fowler belongs with the mythographers of London: Iain Sinclair, Peter Ackroyd

Its combination of Grand Guignol and place setting does command attention

Original, moving and entertaining for adults as well as for older children

A deservedly acclaimed read.