Author:Georges Simenon,Ros Schwartz
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville
'This was natural. It is the same everywhere. Rarely, however, had Maigret had such a strong sense of a clique. In a small town like this, of course there are the worthies, who are few and who inevitably meet each other several times a day, even if it is only in the street.
Then there are the others, like those who stood huddled on the sidelines looking disgruntled.'
Maigret's impromptu visit to an old college friend draws him into a murky investigation in a small provincial town ruled by snobbery, fear and intimidation.
'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian
Two books into this stark but compelling series, Bjork’s trademark themes are the lethal intersection of technology with child abuse and misogyny.
—— The Sunday TimesGives Jo Nesbo a run for his money
—— Sunday Express‘A unique, twisting, unsettling thriller that really epitomises the phrase 'page-turner'.’
—— Irish NewsKruger is strongly reminiscent of Lisbeth Salander . . . this is an engrossingly labyrinthine novel, with enough offbeat and downright bizarre detail to keep us intrigued and guessing right up to a tense finale.
—— Crime Scene MagazineFANTASTIC sequel from Samuel Bjørk! . . . This is quality suspense at its very best and in my opinion a literary masterpiece. A delight to read!
—— Bokelskere.noThis book is damnably perfect . . . A real ace of a crime novel full of suspense, horror, loss, deprivation and eternal love. Each and every page is worth reading. 5/5
—— Mitt Fyn (Sweden)With a dramatic finale that really took my breath away Samuel Bjork has placed himself up there with the best of Norwegian crime writers.
—— I hyllan (Sweden)Samuel Bjork is Norway’s new Jo Nesbø.
—— Boktok 73 (Sweden)Raw, psychological, disturbing. The Owl Always Hunts at Night, the new thriller by Samuel Bjork, is one of those reads you just can’t stop thinking about . . . a great thriller, a novel that leaves you with a sense of confusion and anxiety, a discomfort because of what humanity is capable of.
—— Il Giallista (Italy)A searing, heart-breaking, genre-bending crime novel that triumphantly reconfigures the traditional whodunnit into something remarkable
—— RUTH WAREYou Don't Know Me is a brave debut by a barrister . . . an impressively original courtroom drama
A startlingly original courtroom drama . . . perfectly executed, gripping the reader from the first sentence with the defendant's unique voice and not letting go until a surprising twist at the end. Mahmood is most definitely one to watch * * * * *
—— Daily ExpressExpertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet
—— Will LavenderA fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller
—— Huffington PostWhen we say that The Power is profoundly disturbing and you may well want to argue with it as you read, we mean that in a good way
—— SFX, Five StarsI loved it; it was visceral, provocative and curiously pertinent . . . The story has stayed with me since
—— Stylist, the decade's 15 best books by remarkable womenAs awesome as it is compulsive
—— Heat, 5 starsWhat starts out as a fantasy of female empowerment deepens and darkens into an interrogation of power itself, its uses and abuses and what it does to the people who have it
—— GuardianA raw, gutsy slice of speculative dystopia
—— MetroLike the best science fiction, this dystopian feminist fantasy holds up a mirror to the here and now
—— Mail on SundayA gripping read and a reminder of the true joy of a truly engaging story
—— StylistFrenetic sci-fi novel
—— Daily MailNaomi's super-charged, subversive novel....forcing you to rethink everything
—— PsychologiesOne of my favourite books of 2016 - clever, harrowing and thought-provoking
—— Paula Hawkins, best-selling author of The Girl on the TrainElectrifying
—— Margaret AtwoodIt's a feminist dystopian page-turner of a thriller and I'm IN LOVE with it
—— Marian KeyesThis year's Baileys winner is simultaneously a high-concept thought experiment and a rollercoaster, action packed read
—— GuardianThe Power by Naomi Alderman is the feminist flipside to The Handmaid's Tale, asking what happens when women are suddenly the stronger sex
—— Evening StandardAn enthrallingly told Cassandra-like prophecy from the ever-inventive Naomi Alderman
—— ObserverThis book sparks with such electric satire that you should read it wearing insulated gloves
—— Washington PostThe Power is at once as streamlined as a 90-minute action film and as weirdly resonant as one of Atwood's own early fictions
—— Boston GlobeIn this fierce and unsettling novel, the ability to generate a dangerous electrical force from their bodies lets women take control, resulting in a vast, systemic upheaval of gender dynamics across the globe
—— New York Times Books of the YearIt's a riveting story, told in fittingly electric language, that explores how power corrupts everyone: those new to it and those resisting its loss'
—— New York TimesMina's insight into the wellsprings of violence is terrifyingly acute and her eye for period detail is unsurpassed. A bravura reimagining of 1950s Glasgow
—— Liam Mcllvanney , Big IssueMina’s recent novel The Long Drop…is her most interesting work
—— Neil Mackay , HeraldAn atmospheric recreation of a vanished Glasgow…and a compelling exploration of the warped criminal mind. A Mina masterpiece
—— The Times, *Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade*One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years.
—— Ian RankinOne of the most fiercely intelligent of crime writers
—— Daily Telegraph