One of the century's great yarn-spinners...marvellously evocative...another manifestation of the Innes genius

Hammond Innes… surely the doyen of the well-made modern thriller

Mr Innes' work stands in a class by itself

Hammond Innes deals magnificently with disaster

Taut, compelling... a storming read

One sitting, much tea and several hours later I was still totally drawn in by the high-octane drama . . . I devoured it

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

Patterson is in a class by himself.

A wonderful story, a superb debut... Whatever you do stick with it, this is a remarkable book and deserves to be read.

a superb & accomplished debut, beautifully written & with a heart of sadness ... Loved it! ... Great debut

Part Lisbeth Salander, part Jason Bourne, Munroe comes out swinging hard again. . . . A gritty, suspenseful novel.