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The Doll
Oct 8, 2024 2:24 PM

Author:Taylor Stevens

The Doll

Information specialist Vanessa ‘Michael’ Munroe has a global reputation for getting things done, often dangerous and violent things.

But her reputation has brought her dangerous enemies.

On a busy Dallas street, Munroe is kidnapped by an unseen opponent and thrust into an underground world where women and girls are merchandise and a shadowy figure known as The Doll Maker controls her every move.

Now everything pivots on one simple choice: Munroe must use her unique set of skills to deliver a high-profile young woman into the same nightmare that she once endured, or condemn to torture and certain death the one person she loves above all else.

Reviews

Munroe is a sensational character and Stevens is a sensational writer

—— Lee Child

The world may have found its next Lisbeth Salander

—— Daily Telegraph

One of the best thrillers of the year!

—— Tess Gerritsen

Lean and mean thriller featuring Vanessa Michael Munroe … owes much to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. But Stevens stamps the novel with her own bleak, punishing, bullet-flying outlook …Out of that gloomy intensity comes edgy suspense.

—— Kirkus

A globe-trotting thriller. . . . The Informationist is an accessible, crisply told tale

—— NYTimes.com

Stevens’s blazingly brilliant debut introduces a great new action heroine, Vanessa Michael Munroe, who doesn’t have to kick over a hornet’s nest to get attention, though her feral, take-no-prisoners attitude reflects the fire of Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander….Thriller fans will eagerly await the sequel to this high-octane page-turner.

—— Publishers Weekly

With exotic locations, a twisty plot and pleny of violent action it's a fresh and punchy thriller

—— Sunday Mirror

Written with the muscular force of Lee Child and the political insight of Frederick Forsythe. No wonder Terminator director James Cameron has snapped up film rights

—— Daily Mail

Tell No Tales is a gripping insight into a rarely seen and highly relevant area of policing. Eva Dolan is fast becoming one of my favourite authors.

—— Emma Kavanagh, author of Falling

Gripping, gritty and satisfying

—— CrimeReaderBlog

Fantastic... An utterly compelling crime novel that pierces the veil of social, racial and political issues in Britain today. I loved it

—— Steve Cavanagh, author of The Defence

Dolan has done it again, achieving something quite unlike the work of her contemporaries

—— Good Book Guide

Dolan writes brilliantly about the liminal existence of migrant workers and the political subplot is bang up-to-date.

—— Joan Smith , The Sunday Times

Gritty and atmospheric with well-drawn characters, Tell No Tales keeps you guessing until the end.

—— Charlotte Heathcote , Daily Express

An angry and unsparing snapshot of rootless, exploited lives.

—— Alison Graham , Radio Times

This is an addictive read.

—— Victoria Clark, 4 stars , Lady

There couldn’t be a more perfect summer read than this elegant, atmospheric, suspenseful novel

—— John Koski , Mail on Sunday

Curtain Call is a poignant and gripping story about love and death in a society dancing towards the abyss

—— MrsD-Daily

Harrowing suspense. The Bear is a survival thriller that is told from a child's-eye point-of-view, which is not only convincing but doubles the tension. A heartbreaking, white-knuckle read

—— Andrew Pyper, author of The Demonologist

Thrilling and harrowing…. I couldn’t put this book down. And I must say that the ending was so right, I caught myself holding my breath. A remarkable novel

—— Anthony de Sa, author of Kicking the Sky

Just when you thought it was safe to go into the forest... This expertly crafted novel could do for camping what Jaws did for swimming

—— People

A gripping tale of how to deal with grief and being lost in a hostile environment

—— Roddy Brooks , UK Press Syndication

Subtle, endearing and raw

—— Clare Brierley , Nudge

Based on real-life events, this book is unforgettable

—— Helena Gumley-Mason , Lady

A tender, terrifying, poignant ride

—— O magazine
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