Ruth Rendell, like all the great creators of crime fiction, keeps her pact with the reader. There’s a murder mystery, there are clues, there is a solution. It’s a very satisfying read

Ruth Rendell is not only the finest crime novelist there is, but one of the finest novelists writing in the English language

Through the quality of her writing she’s raised the game of the crime novel in this country

'Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff'

'Chock full of military fat to chew on...will keep you awake until dawn'

Pacy, full of suspense and larger than life characters... An absorbing read.

Almost indecently thrilling

Franklin is one of the very best creators of medieval whodunits writing today

Feisty and delightful series heroine... easy, enjoyable summer reading

Pacy, full of suspense and larger than life characters... An absorbing read

An exhilarating whodunit and my favourite book of the year. I'd like to crown Ariana Franklin Queen of the Historical Mystery

Thrilling and vividly told, this is definitely one to keep you up all night

Deliciously underhanded, echo-filled novel...so rewarding...it shows off an imagination so active that When Will There Be Good News? can barely contain it

Heralds the welcome return of Jackson Brodie . . . a brilliantly observed drama on the nature of fate, love and memory

I love Kate's writing...a fantastic detective mystery

The opening chapter of Kate Atkinson's latest book is one of the finest pieces of suspense literature you will read this year . . . addictive . . . Atkinson is back at her best