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 ... those with a yen for viscera and violence will appreciate Montanari's scalpel-like narrative skills

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

Rendell is unrivalled at depicting psychologically warped people and at creating unease through the simplest things. This is another triumph

A Victorian whodunnit of brooding power

One of his best works

Now, as in his lifetime, cab drivers, statesmen, academics, and raggedy-arsed children sit spellbound at his feet... No wonder, then, if the pairing of Holmes and Watson has triggered more imitators than any other duo in literature

[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age.

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

It's not often you pick up a book where the plot is technically perfect, where the characters all come off the page perfectly formed and the writing is so good that it's impossible to spot an unnecessary word, but which still managed to be a damn good story. I was still reading at 2 o'clock this morning...

Patterson knows where our deepest fears are Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination.buried... there's no stopping his imagination.

Patterson is in a class by himself.

Sharp, sassy and guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, this is a tense thriller

Cross is one of the best and most likeable characters in the modern thriller.