Leon's best so far ... I don't think I could really understand a crime fan who didn't love Donna Leon

Leon tells the story as if she loves Venice as much as her detective does, warts and all. The plot and subplots unfold elegantly; beauty and the beast march hand in hand, and the result is rich entertainment

All Donna Leon's novels are excellent in their evocation of place, while in Brunetti she has created a character who becomes more real in each book ... However, Friends in High Places is by far the best, and marks a quantum leap forward

Leon is a skilful plotter . . . Brunetti is a nicely shaded creation, a moral man who is also all too human. Friends in High Places is a splendid read, clever and provoking

Friends in High Places [is an] elegant police procedural set in beautifully imagined Venice

Beautifully written and immaculately plotted, Friend in High Places is further proof that Leon can do no wrong

With her usual skilful plotting and perfectly judged pace . . . this is Leon's best so far

'Twisting, frightening and impossible to put down. No One Saw A Thing is Andrea Mara at her nerve-shredding best. I loved it.'

'From the first chapter of this Andrea Mara novel, I had shivers. Twisty, clever, impossible to put down.'

'A clever tale about a modern family under extraordinary pressure'

'A pleasingly cynical and cunningly constructed story of old grudges and buried secrets'

'This book has a heart-stopping premise - a woman's child goes missing after stepping onto an underground carriage without her - I loved the book, couldn't put it down'

'Action-packed from the get-go, the pace never lets up in this premium slice of domestic suspense.'

'One of the most tense thrillers of the year so far.'

'Such is the intensity of the short chapters ending on cliffhangers that you want the main story to keep going, despite the crucial chapters dealing with time that has passed . . . Well written, this thriller makes for compulsive reading.'

'I read this in two sittings. As twisty as a corkscrew, as taut as a garotte, this is a total masterclass in thriller writing.'

'I lost yesterday afternoon and the early hours of this morning to this absolutely gripping thriller from Andrea Mara. This book further cements her as an author to be reckoned with. Tense, heart-stopping and thrilling.'

Wow! I loved it. It is so well plotted with lots of unexpected twists and turns. I was guessing, and second guessing, throughout.'

'I absolutely loved No One Saw A Thing! Utterly engrossing, tense, and unpredictable with a great cast of characters. Highly recommended!'

'A nightmare for any parent, two children board the London tube but the doors close before their mother can join them. At the next stop, one child is missing. What follows in Andrea Mara's twisty, layered thriller will have you chewing through your nails and unsure of which character to trust as past betrayals and loyalties collide. Gripping.'

'Blooming clever - how does she do it?'

'Wow! What a heart-stopping pageturner - I enjoyed this so much!'

'Andrea Mara takes a mother's worst nightmare and ramps it up into an unputdownable pageturner. Twisty, gripping and utterly chilling, you'll never look at a child on a train in the same way again.'

'Beginning with every parent's worst nightmare, Andrea Mara's new book serves up another terrific hook that immediately draws the reader in. No One Saw a Thing is a fast paced family thriller that will keep you turning the pages'

'Incredible thriller, amazing premise, Andrea Mara always delivers on twisty addictive pageturners. An adrenaline rush of a book.'

'Another delicious slice of domestic noir from Andrea Mara, No One Saw A Thing has a great hook, an ultra-satisfying ending and all manner of twists, lies and deceit in between.'

'A palpable sense of menace hangs over Andrea Mara's latest thriller which packs punch after shocking punch. Talk about suspense! No One Saw A Thing is a gloriously tangled, whiplash-inducing, electrifying read. I couldn't put it down and I can't recommend it highly enough.'

'Andrea Mara smashes it yet again with a story you simply cannot set aside! A pacy gritty acutely observed nightmare chase through London - helped or is it hindered by a group of toxic friends. My heart was thumping right to the end!'

Praise for Andrea Mara

'Next-level domestic suspense - even the twists have twists. I loved it - Andrea Mara is a star.'

'Original, clever, and unputdownable.'

'A relentless, twisting page-turner, Hide and Seek delves deeply into every parent's worst nightmare. A first-class thriller.'

The twists keep coming as the action rockets back and forth in time exposing the terrible truth that binds the friends together and eventually wrenches them apart.

Mara is truly gifted at this kind of story, and this is a proper page-turner, with several cliff hangers and plenty of red herrings. As the action progresses, the pace intensifies to a pulse-rising intensity . . . A most satisfying thriller.