Ellroy writes as if driven by demons. His brutal, staccato graffiti tips over into art

No emotion is spared; the writing is sparse, the plotting controlled. Not for the faint of heart, this is a big, powerful crime novel and possibly the first important example of the genre in the 1990s

Empty of any unessentials and full of wise-cracking wit

Unputdownable

A blistering debut

A page-turning thriller akin to a collaboration between John Connolly and Stephen King... The Twelve is a superb thriller, and one of the first great post-Troubles novels to emerge from Northern Ireland

The Twelve is a fast-paced, gripping, darkly enjoyable thriller

It'll knock you sideways. This guy can write

A gripping, original thriller

Highly sophisticated and exquisitely written

Riveting

This morbidly funny page-turner will have you guessing until the end

Accomplished thriller... Turn of Mind is an incisive, humane exploration of how we can rail against our need for close relationships with others, feeling that they undermine our independence, even as we keep coming back for more

Turn of Mind is a difficult read emotionally, but more than justifies the reader's investment with its sublime writing and pitch-perfect plotting. As a drama it is scintillating, but transcends the boundaries of a mere thriller with a stunning exploration of a devastating illness. This is a book of tremendous value

This is a beautifully-written book with a dark mystery at its heart

Turn of Mind is an incredibly powerful novel, handled with an infinite amount of care and sensitivity that entertains and educates from beginning to end

It sounds like an impossible task: to write a murder mystery from the perspective of a suspect with Alzheimer's. And yet Alice LaPlante pulls it off and with some flair... Unforgettable

The twists and turns of mind this novel charts are haunting and original

Gripping...compelling