Dazzlingly intelligent and subtle.

Worthy of Raymond Chandler... intelligent, inventive, constantly entertaining.

Deighton is a fearless observer of the deceptive human world.

They don't, as they say, write them like this anymore. You will be entertained, informed, thrilled and dazzled. Long may he, and his creations, live on.

A wonderful mixture of the exciting and the amusingly humdrum ... James Bond may be thinner, but so is his dialogue.

Len Deighton is the Flaubert of the contemporary thriller writers.

The best kind of small-town crime novel... one that drips with atmosphere... an intricately weaved and haunting story that will stay with you for days after.

Both menacing and haunting, a compelling and atmospheric debut.

Anna Bailey writes like a dream about teenage love and lust, the terror of knowledge and the claustrophobia of families and of small towns.

Bailey writes with perfect poise. She is destined for great things - I feel it in my bones.

Cleverly written, Anna Bailey's debut shines a light on the darker and more oppressive side of small-town society.

Tall Bones is as atmospheric as it gets... a stunning debut that delivers on every level. Reminded me of Jane Harper's The Dry.

'A clever, twisting debut about the dark side of small town America. It is packed with secrets like firecrackers ready to ignite.'

Anna Bailey's debut is irresistible, a compelling and nuanced psychological thriller suffused with small town prejudice and dark family secrets.

An intricate and compelling thriller, beautifully nuanced. Brilliant.

I felt so strongly about some of the characters that I had to check the ending to make sure they were ok! Extremely well written... fantastic.

Its portrait of small-town intrigue is scarily credible. Bailey understands that the dynamics that drive small-town relationships are the same the world over.

A terrific debut about guilt, secrets and complex family dynamics - the writing is vivid & assured: Anna Bailey is definitely one to watch.

Gripping and so beautifully written Tall Bones is spellbinding; dark and menacing, but also so full of love and hope. I loved it. I cried.

Haunting... Emma's path to where the truth lies will carry the reader's soul along in both moving and compassionate ways.

Brilliant! Could not put it down. It's utterly gripping and beautifully written.

Smart and compassionate, full of poetry and rage and shy hopes and shredded dreams and missing girls and family secrets.

This is a striking first novel, a chilling insight into an oppressive world, where bad thoughts and bad deeds ripple just below the surface, out of sight.

Chilling and compulsive... a dazzling debut.

Simmering resentments and long-held prejudices boil over in this beautifully realised evocation of small-town America. I I loved it.

An elegant, mesmerizing debut-Anna Bailey explores festering secrets with a with a sharp, yet tender gaze. This book reads like a whisper in the dark.

Cleverly written , Anna Bailey's debut shines a light on the darker and more oppressive side of small-town society.