Sensitive and thought-provoking

Brilliantly plotted, deftly woven and heartbreakingly real

The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales

Slick, engrossing, twisted and addictive. Domestic crime drama at its best. Highly recommended

Nicely paced and twisty, this welcome addition to the new trend of 'noxious neighbours' fiction will have you questioning what really goes on behind closed doors

Delightfully slippery thriller. It expertly conjures up an intense sense of claustrophobia as well as delivering some deftly crafted surprises

Praise for Karen Perry

Like Gone Girl . . . it's the most gripping thing I've read for ages

A brilliant binge-read thriller with a real roller coaster of an ending

Original and impressively contemporary with an excellent final twist

Builds to an incredibly tense finale before delivering an amazing final twist

Stunning

Truly remarkable . . . Grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go

If you're a fan of menacing psychological thrillers that chill to the bone, this book is for you

Beautifully written, with just the right balance of teasing the reader with clues and hitting them with revelations

Genuinely surprising

Don't be surprised if you devour it in one sitting

Full of intrigue and incident and keeps us guessing until the very last page

It's that most powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters' innermost hearts

Unputdownable, leading to a stunning conclusion you won't see coming

Tense, unpredictable, blending a thriller with an intimate family story to produce a most compelling read

Cleverly written. A tense domestic thriller that is full of surprises

One of the most richly satisfying psychological thrillers of the year, a book that hooks the reader from the first page

Perry is excellent at ratcheting up the tension at just the right moment, and the pages just keep turning at a rate of knots

I felt compelled to read on and find out what would happen next

A timely and powerful literary thriller which makes for a thought-provoking and unsettling read

Thought provoking and intelligent . . . I cannot recommend highly enough.

Offers a really interesting perspective on how women are represented in life

It is insidiously unnerving in such a clever way . . . had me well and truly hooked!

Dark, unforgiving, suspenseful and thought-provoking

Campus novel satire and the high drama of a thriller combine in a fiendishly readable interrogation of the allure of violent fiction

One of the most believable heroines I've seen on the page in a long time. The final chapters deliver the heart-in-mouth genre denouement we’ve been waiting for

It is a beautifully written book, a masterpiece by the woman who may be Britain’s finest living crime novelist

The Long Drop is not just a success and a thrilling read in its own right, but a game-changer for the genre.

A relentlessly tense and exciting read, every page oozes menace and its core of truth makes it all the more unsettling.

Deliciously shadowy.

Dark, gritty and chilling, it is steeped in the atmosphere and mores of Glasgow in the 1950s

[An] extraordinary story of a 1950s Glasgow murder mystery.

The Long Drop is an extraordinarily unsettling, evocative and compelling novel

I’ve been a fan of Ms Mina for a while, but The Long Drop has to be my favourite. The writing is beautiful and more than once I found myself having to pause, just to take in the sheer elegance of the prose. It’s an absolute gem of a book.

[O]ne of crime fiction’s most acute observers of contemporary society.

A wonderfully punchy evocation of a legendary murder mystery, packed with the authentic sights, sounds and intrigues of Glasgow in the late Fifties.

[I] was gripped, impressed by her insight into the mind of a psychopath… A grim novel, but a very good one.

Mina's novels are engrossing, deeply rooted in reality and astutely perceptive about human nature

Powerful, passionate and compelling. Mina can chill your blood and break your heart in the same sentence

Why do Scottish writers dominate British crime fiction? With Denise Mina at least, the answer is pure class

Remarkable… It often seems as if Mina has freed herself from most of the strictures of the thriller format in order to explore altogether more literary territory. It is a pleasure to accompany her. The writing is frequently arresting

Charismatic, grimy masterpiece

Bleak and atmospheric

Deliciously dark and twisty, this is a page-turner from start to finish

If you like a touch of Stephen King mixed with British crime, then this is for you . . . this is a spooky read, but also holds its own as a police procedural novel

This flawless thriller will touch your heart and live long in your memory

This flawless thriller lives long in the memory