The most interesting of the great female writers of the Golden Age. This disarmingly low-key tale of a mysterious disappearance is the perfect introduction to her world

The definition of a classic, a real cut above. It hasn't aged a day

Will leave you desperate to re-read

Worth reading for its ingenious denouement

One of the best mysteries of all time

As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays

Nobody can beat Miss Tey at characterisation or elegance of style: this novel's a beauty

First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written

Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing

Tey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field

Honest, compassionate, and clear-eyed, Ducks is a stunning achievement in storytelling that I will be thinking about for a long time.

Engrossing.

Ducks moves into dark territory - including sexual assault - but Beaton... balances light and shade. No place or person is wholly good or bad, not even the oil sands with their dark satanic drills.