No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.

Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.

James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.

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

Patterson is in a class by himself.

'A taut and immersive story about a troubled, complex but ultimately enchanting character. Twisty and dark as the night itself, it is beautifully written, compulsive and impossible to put down. A triumph.'

Another corker from the author of The Memory Wood

An unsettling thriller

This is Sam Lloyd's third novel, though the plotting and characterisation show the sure touch of a veteran. This marks him out as one of the authors to watch over the next few years

Dexter meets Gone Girl - I loved this this brilliantly dark and twisted novel. One of the best books I've read this year!

Samantha Downing is totally the real deal. Wry and dark and witty and clever.

Samantha Downing's writing is pure, twisted magic. No matter how irredeemable a character might seem, Samantha Downing has me rooting for them until the bitter end. A Twisted Love Story will take you from the height of sexy, crashing-into-walls obsession to utter disbelief, loving every second

Subtle, compelling, and clever. A Twisted Love Story will take you on a tense and emotional thrill ride that doesn't let up until the final page. Downing has crafted a complex, masterfully written tale that will have you rooting for the dysfunctional couple while simultaneously not trusting either of them

While A Twisted Love Story is a thriller about love, buckle up because it's of the gnarly, twisted variety, and I tore through the pages...It takes great skill to make readers root for a couple like this, but Samantha Downing does so with ease

No one does dark sophisticated psychological suspense like the oh-so-talented Samantha Downing! This page-turning risk-taking dive into tangled relationships and ultra-gaslighting is a dazzling look at emotional manipulation and addictive passion. What happens when love is so powerful that it turns deadly? Shocking, surprising, and super-twisty - with an ending that will haunt you

A fast-paced read with jaw-dropping twists

Shari Lapena is an expert in both pace and the placing of clues and misdirections

Shari Lapena has been described as the queen of the 'just one more chapter' thriller, and having devoured this compelling novel in double-quick time it's easy to see why . . . Plot twists are planted like hand grenades throughout the narrative, set to go off when you least expect them, and the denouement is as surprising as it is shocking.

Lapena has great fun pulling secrets from her conjuror's hat . . . when it comes to construction she's a master, her stream of twists and surprises perfectly timed

I read this in three days and loved every addictive page

Powerful and intelligent

A ripping tale that neither shies away from big questions nor interesting answers

It's absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing - original and ingenious

Extraordinary and Sinister. The mystery overlaps with blackmail and revenge in a dark and convoluted plot that takes the breath away.

A stunning, clever and ingeniously plotted thriller with jaw-dropping gasp out loud twists

In his new thriller, Robert Harris wrests [a] fascinating period back from its unjust oblivion, showing how closely its complex landscape of constitutional crises and Puritan politics played out in new unregulated media resonates with us today

Harris, deft as ever, weaves a hefty amount of historical fact into the narrative, politics, religion, colonial life, family ties - as well as themes of forgiveness and reconciliation. Underneath it all though is the remorseless and building propulsion of hunter and prey

A drama so involving and nerve-wracking, you can barely turn the pages fast enough. Historic!

Another fantastic piece of historical fiction from Robert Harris, immaculately researched and utterly believable

A gripping thriller and a timely reminder of the dangers of a deeply divided and intolerant society

The book excels in its stunning recreation of the landscape of America... Harris proves himself to be masterful at this and it gives the book a vibrant memorability

Few writers combine history, politics and excitement of a thriller as enthrallingly as Robert Harris does.

What Harris does here is nothing short of masterful.

Harris displays an impressive grasp of the historical context without taxing his readers by showing his 'workings'.

Based on real and fascinating history, this is Robert Harris's best since An Officer and a Spy

Pacy and tense, and the pungently evoked past offers up some shrewd present-day parallels

An absolutely stunning historical novel and a ripping crime thriller at the same time. I've been recommending it far and wide and buying it for people for Christmas!

The best historical fiction combines a gripping plot with meticulous research - leaving the reader inspired to learn more about the real-life protagonists. And the latest release from Robert Harris once more proves his mastery of the genre

I loved Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris, which achieves the astonishing feat of taking 17th-century events and people and telling their stories in 21st-century language without a single seam showing

Thrilling

This is a novel that asks big historical questions. You could read it as a pure thriller, and it is one of Harris's most compellingly paced to date. You could read it as a piece of intelligent historical immersion. I think it is more; I think it is his best novel since Fatherland.

It's a belter.

If only all historical thrillers could be this entertaining.

In this tense and beautifully written account of the ensuing manhunt, Harris brings sympathy to characters on either side of the civil war that divided a nation.

A brainy, compulsive page-turner.

A violent, gripping, globetrotting chase thriller

He’s my go-to person that I know will keep me entertained

[A] rich, propulsive novel