This is a book that honours all those who have fought for a cause. It is a tale that shines like the Eagle at its heart.I suspect that no one else writes like MC Scott. I’m certain plenty wish they could.

Brutal, touching, learned and above all captivating. This story of defeat and victory in Rome's war with Parthia had me hooked from the first page.

Gladiator meets Tinker Tailor in a baroque landscape

M.C.Scott stakes a bold claim to a place in the canon of cherished adventures. Rome: The Eagle of the Twelfth succeeds thrillingly. It’s gripping, absorbing, and thoroughly entertaining, right to the last moment of desperate action and decision.

Stirring stuff written by a lady who has proved her worth over and over again, rivalling any other offerings by popular male writers such as Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.

Brilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it!

A sizzling thriller

Fascinating ... Shows how thoroughly families can mess one another up, and how sometimes the greatest mysteries are found within the psyche

The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work

Disturbing and addictive ... You'll be desperate to get to the bottom of it all

An uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters ... nobody is a mere cliché in Nugent's clear, propulsive writing

Captivating ... A contemporary psychological thriller that will leave you wondering if you ever really know what someone else is thinking - or what goes on behind closed doors

The brilliant Liz Nugent has done it again ... Creepy, compelling and totally addictive

The tight plotting and brilliant characterisation will keep you absolutely enthralled

Deliciously dark and engaging writing ... Her fans are in for a real treat

A proper rollicking family saga EPIC of a story shot through with black humour, toxic truths and pathos. Brava

This great story of toxic relationships had me up way too late trying to work out who the bad guy was. As always, Liz had me guessing until the end

Evocative, vivid, brilliant storytelling from a novelist of powerful gifts

What a terrific storyteller Liz Nugent is! Brilliantly structured, fluently told, rich in unsettling incident and pulsing with dark, tumultuous energy ... her best book yet

Stunning ... it really got under my skin like no other book

Utterly compelling - full of terrible people doing terrible things and I could not have enjoyed it more

Unputdownable

Brilliantly written ... Highly original, with exceptionally well-drawn characters

A family drama tinged with thriller that explores all the quiet brutalities siblings inflict on each other. Magnificent

I loved this compelling read

The narcissist mother and her objectionable three sons will draw you into their tangled tale of jealousy and sibling rivalry

[An] incredible achievement ... I love her so much ... Genius

Thrilling, twisty, and darkly fascinating

[A] harrowing, and sometimes blackly comic, drama of sibling rivalry

Smart, artful and totally gripping - LOVED IT

Loved it ... so addictive I read it in two sittings

Gripping, occasionally horrifying and utterly entertaining

A darkly humorous tale

A total page-turner ... The best yet from a superb and skillful writer. Loved it

A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith

Bloody brilliant

Absorbing, beautifully written

A masterful interrogation of a family's undoing ... and a ruthless examination of the pieces left behind

Dramatic and compelling ... a whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one ... absolutely riveting

Nugent excels at creating a shocking story of a horrible family with huge issues and complexities that keep you hooked to the end