Andy McNab knows where his strengths lie, and it's not just in his biceps...Only people who have not read this book could suggest that he is not a fine writer. It is a heart-thumping read

McNab is a terrific novelist. When it comes to thrills, he's Forsyth class

McNab's great asset is that the heart of his fiction is non-fiction: other thriller writers do their research, but he has actually been there

A novelist of truly international stature

A complex and powerful exploration of the lives of a victim, killer and their families and friends... Villain is a moving and disturbing novel about loneliness, lies and the gap between expectation and reality. Highly recommended

The interest for a British audience will lie in the chilly details it reveals about contemporary Japanese society...what comes across so forcefully is the rootlessness and alienation of the youth in Japan