Strong characters raise questions of how well we know those close to us . . . gripping

PRAISE FOR UNSEEN:

Just when I thought that the flow of impressive crime writers from the Nordic countries was slowing down, up pops another. Unseen is the Swede Mari Jungstedt's first novel, but it doesn't feel like it. She is in total control of plot and pace, conveys chilling atmosphere and her characters are well above average for believability.

There's an icy dispassionate grip to Jungstedt's writing that recalls Henning Mankell.

Muscular writing, a smart line in self-deprecating humour, terrific dialogue and an engrossing portrayal of the sights and sounds of Dublin noir

Gene Kerrigan is a great writer

Exhilarating... Pacy, suspenseful... Opens with a bang

His style is taught and his dialogue pings and fizzes. I just have one question. When's the next instalment due?

Gene Kerrigan's writing is magnificent. It's graceful, tough, hardboiled and tender, razor-sharp and gritty as it is lyrical and truthful

One of the strongest stories of supernatural horror...the work bursts into life and does not flag until the end

Irresistibly dramatic... Susan Hill has done the genre real honour

It is bursting with classic Gothic horror motifs and Susan Hill is a master of atmospheric descriptions. She evokes so cleverly the decrepit Eel Marsh House, the mention of its name enough to make the locals pause, their faces darken in unspoken wariness… The Woman in Black gives a thrilling sense of unease and provides just the right level of things that go bump in the night for a spine-tingling good read.

This spine-tingling novel… will certainly keep your nerves jangling