Is this his best yet? For years Robert Goddard has been my go-to guy for a certain kind of storytelling, full of easy charm blended with sinister menace, and propulsive pace with twisty plotting

Splendidly serpentine and immaculately plotted, this is thriller writing at its very best

Robert Goddard has been writing imaginative first-class thrillers for nearly 30 years . . . Panic Room is an absorbing example of his superior storytelling, an excellent read

This is a tense read, fill of characteristic Goddard twists

As always, Goddard can be relied upon to entertain

A well-constructed page-turner of a thriller that’s very hard to put down

'[An] ingeniously twisted eco-thriller'

[A] superb story of wartime espionage...Hilary Mantel once said of Atkinson's ground-breaking first novel that she had a "game-plan more sophisticated than Dickens", and that skill is more than evident in this latest offering...remarkable...Transcription is a fine course in the art of deception. The sheer bravura of Atkinson's storytelling is such that you will find it impossible not to want to revisit those clues so cleverly placed, as you shake your head in disbelief at how effortlessly you have been taken in.

A new Kate Atkinson novel is always a reason to rejoice and Transcription was everything I was hoping for and more…The truly surprising denouement makes for one of the best conclusions of a novel I’ve ever read.I immediately wanted to read it all over again.

Kate Atkinson’s fluid identity as a novelist has long marked her out as one of Britain’s most interesting – and often underrated – writers…the playful always stands shoulder to shoulder with the painful, the grandiose with the grubby…Atkinson’s depiction of espionage and counter-espionage on the Home Front is nimble and convincing…But there is an immensely serious book here too, waiting in the wings to reveal itself on the very last pages; a book that asks us to question the entertainment we’ve just gobbled up, and to reckon with what lies beneath it.

A treat - cerebral and suspenseful, playful and empathetic.

This is a novel about identity in which no one and nothing is exactly as they seem - a spy novel, in short... Terms such as "postmodern" and "metafiction" seem far too heavy for novels as enjoyable as Atkinson's, but from Behind the Scenes onwards she has been chipping away at the fourth wall, and mischievously drawing attention to her craft. What elevates her fiction above mere playfulness is the emotional integrity of her characters... Atkinson always puts on a damn good show.

A triumph...inventive, atmospheric and witty.

Full of intrigue...sublimely suspenseful - droll,devious and deadly, beautifully serious.

In Transcription, Kate Atkinson recasts the bildungsroman within the fertile genre of the spy thriller… …As the plot of this accomplished novel hurtles towards its astonishing denouement, even the canniest reader may feel wrong-footed.

I loved Kate Atkinson's Transcription - you don't know if it's farce about spies, or a spy story about farce.

This intricate and captivating novel is a treat. Our advice? Cancel your plans and get lost in its pages.

Intricate, compelling, unpredictable…a gripping spy story …filled with the mystery, humour, and Britishness we have come to expect.

Murky, mysterious and with double bluffs,divided loyalties and untrustworthy narratives aplenty, Atkinson explores the nature of truth in this vibrant piece of historical fiction.

Atkinson’s poker-faced narration perfectly serves a twisty tale of innocence lost amid a fog of geopolitical double-dealing, framed with a deadly tragedy.

Glorious... beautiful and smart and everything you have ever loved about Kate Atkinson.

Totally gripping and extremely funny, with an excellent joke on practically every page...There won't be a better or more enjoyable book published this year.

A grim and unbearably tense debut chiller with an unexpected and utterly fitting finale.

A compulsively readable thriller.

I’m gripped

Fans of Gone Girl, Serial and Making a Murderer will not be able to put this book down. I promise you all that!

A must read