Author:Blake Morrison
'Exquisitely metered, intimate and yet profound, glimmeringly intelligent…A worthwhile, interesting and impressive achievement’ Edward Docx, Guardian
What matters most: fidelity or art? Marriage or friendship? The wishes of the living or the talents of the dead?
Literary executor Matt Holmes finds himself considering these questions sooner than he thinks when his friend, the poet Robert Pope, dies unexpectedly. A trail of clues Rob has left within his archives leads Matt to a series of shocking discoveries that begins to unsettle everything he thought he knew about his friend. Should Matt conceal what he has found or share it? After all, it’s not just Rob’s reputation that could be transformed forever…
A novel of multi-level brilliance, which offers a smart, funny mystery built around ethical concerns over privacy and biography, while casting a beady eye on workplace politics and male midlife crises
—— Anthony Cummins , Daily MailAdept, attentive and occasionally beautiful ... When the poetry starts to break through, the book comes alive – reverberatingly, ravishingly so. Everything is illuminated... enter the revivifying excitements of adultery, incest, euthanasia; sex and lust and love; dreams, mortality and death... exquisitely metered, intimate and yet profound, glimmeringly intelligent, slyly sensual ... A worthwhile, interesting and impressive achievement
—— Edward Docx , The GuardianGenerously and skilfully written ... The unravelling of the novel’s moral perplexity is both ingenious and persuasive… A pleasing and very satisfying novel.
—— Allan Massie , The ScotsmanA dark and compelling tale of what we leave behind us when we die
—— Alex Preston , The GuardianA stylist and satirical take on Kindle-era publishing, and is also a timely interrogation on the pertinence of "rampant masculinity" in contemporary fiction.
—— Kitty Grady , Financial TimesA clever, neatly constructed mystery -- and the poems are the best thing about it
—— Anthony Gardner , The Mail on SundayMany pleasures ... Matt's domestic scenes confirm how good Morrison is on family life
—— James Walton , The TimesA cunning literary novel… Seriously probing about poetry, its origins and repercussions.
—— David Grylls , The Sunday TimesEntertaining, well written and acute ... Morrison has an observant eye
—— Piers Paul Read , The TabletMorrison's prose is easy, stylish ... it is often elegant in the way it depicts marriage, secrecy, and the fragile relationships between friends and spouses
—— Irish TimesA compelling story about the ties that bind us and the power of the written word.
—— Malcolm Forbes , Literary ReviewForever and a Day is an explosive prequel to Casino Royale which promises to please Bond aficionados and a new legion of fans.
—— Northern Insight **Book of the Month**This is another great new James Bond novel from Horowitz, who’s filling the shoes of Ian Fleming with apparent ease.
—— TruckingHighly enjoyable.
—— MetroHorowitz proves himself so adept at getting inside the iconic character, and Fleming’s writing style, that it’s difficult to see the join. Rip-roaringly recommended.
—— Pat Carty , Hot PressHorowitz…captures the mood, pace and style of Fleming very well… the story thunders along with action galore in the Bond tradition. It whets the appetite for the 25th Bond film.
—— Alex Gordon , Peterborough Evening TelegraphA rattling good thriller from an undoubted master of the genre.
—— ChoiceJónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today
—— Lee ChildPraise for The Darkness
—— -It will get your pulse racing and keep you hooked to the last page
Magnificently dark and twisted! That ending - blimey!
—— C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk ManExpertly plotted, with an ending that's a true shocker, The Darkness is the first book in a trilogy featuring this engaging investigator, which is good news
—— The GuardianI've ONLY recently discovered the extraordinary Icelandic writer who adds several shades of darkness to Nordic noir . . . it builds to a deeply shocking climax
—— Daily Mail, Ten Thrillers to Die For , Anthony HorowitzSuperb. . . chilling . . . This is the first volume in Jonasson's Hidden Iceland trilogy, which tells Hulda's story in reverse chronological order and establishes her as one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction
—— Sunday Times Crime Book of the MonthCrime fiction has never seen a character quite like Hulda Hermannsdóittir; nor a series launch so entirely willing to take risks and obliterate long-standing tropes . . . There is no doubt that The Darkness will rank as one of the most popular and powerful reading experiences of the year.
—— BOLO Books ReviewThe verdict - lock me up so I can read it again! Unforgettable
—— Liz Lawler , bestselling author of Don't Wake UpAddictive - I found myself wanting to pick it up at every opportunity
—— Jenny Blackhurst , bestselling author of The Foster ChildSmart, twisty and ingenious . . . as emotionally engaging as it is taut
—— HeatAddictive, exciting and devilishly clever
—— Holly Seddon , bestselling author of Try Not to BreatheBrilliant
—— Claire Douglas , bestselling author of Last Seen AliveCompletely original. I was gripped
—— Jane Fallon , bestselling author of Faking FriendsAn exhilarating, hold-your-breath read!
—— PrimaTop domestic noir
—— SunWe couldn't put this book down!
—— Take a BreakPrepare to be gripped
—— FabulousThe Hot List
—— Inside SoapFollowing on from C J Tudor's successful debut, comes a novel about bullying, cruelty and deceit. . . Tudor keeps the novel moving at a fast pace
—— Literary ReviewA Stephen King style thriller that will have you transfixed and submerged in the entanglement of the twisting plot. This book kept me intrigued all the way to the very end
—— Places & FacesCrime meets psychological suspense meets out-and-out horror. From the stomach-churning first chapter to the grand guignol ending that is as shocking as it is surprising, Tudor racks up the nastiness . . . Another hit.
—— Buzz MagazineMatches Stephen King for creepiness. A must-read for horror fans
—— Leamington CourierCreepy beyond words. Just like Stephen King, the fact that Tudor's characters are so believable makes the events even creepier
—— People's Friend