'Nabb's account of the details is freshly horrifying, as are many of the characters who people the book. The vicious, incestuous suspect is...so vivid on the page that the reader feels the need of a shower after each of his many appearances... One of the many wonderful things about this book is the impossibility of distinguishing between fact and fiction, but that is, after all, the nature of justice in Italy.'

'A haunting thriller where past and present collide, where ambition brutalises those who have most need of compassion and where lies are often more credible that truth'

'A brilliant detective story'

Credible, classy and compelling, this is crime fiction at its best

'The wittiest of detective writers'

Death in the Stocks is that rare and refreshing thing - a clever problem stated, developed and finally solved in terms of character

Miss Heyer's characters act and speak with an ease that is as refreshing as it is rare in the ordinary mystery novel

First-rate thriller, with the imperturbable Reacher meting out his brand of justice to the villains

An unflinching suspense thriller . . . Blindsighted is a promising debut, and Karin Slaughter is a novelist to watch

Terrifying...rarely have the mechanics of suspense been so efficiently utilised outside a Hitchcock movie

Original, moving and entertaining for adults as well as for older children

A deservedly acclaimed read.

'Haddon's book is a peculiar thing - a kind of James Joyce for kids - but a genre-busting gem, nevertheless'

'Engaging, warm, humorous and poignant at the same time'

'This book is amazing . . . A must read'