One of our finest historical novelists has produced another impressively researched, cleverly plotted and gripping take on the Wars of the Roses

Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction

Superbly plotted and paced

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times, with a flair for both the huge scale and human interest of it all

Exceptionally well-written and gripping

Compelling

A page-turning thriller

Pacey and juicy, and packed with action

An uproariously funny read

Richard Beard is one of those rare writers whose novels are at once radically inventive and brilliantly entertaining

One of this year’s most gripping and unusual thrillers

A superior literary crime novel, and a highly unorthodox historical novel...Endlessly entertaining

[Richard Beard has] slicded New Testament history with Le Carre-style espionage

Intriguing novel

Very fine...an excellent addition to the literature of personal displacement. Grappling with manifold questions about identity and the tragic futility of material aspirations in a ruthless, brittle world, this novel draws you into a sun-struck realm where the survival of the fittest is more predicated by chance and where violence is a sudden, opportunistic enterprise

The best writer you’ve never heard of, Osborne is hitting mean form as a writer of exotic literary thrillers. … Sensual, dream-like and gripping

This is an elegantly told story that will keep you intrigued until you hit the back cover

An atmospheric read

It’s with expert control of the narrative here that [Osborne] captures a life adrift

Dark, teasing, elegantly written book

Darkly sinister, threatening and compelling, this is one you’ll come back to again and again

Alive with malice and grace, this is a taut tale reminiscent of the nightmares of Patricia Highsmith

Prey and predators circle in lush southeast Asian settings that gleam with Osborne’s dazzling skill as a travel-writer

It shines with intrigue, with investigations into the nature of the non-rational, and evil, wrapped up in taught plotting

One of Britain’s most accomplished novelists.

An ingenious and atmospheric novel.

Lawrence Osborne is an experienced, competent author with an impressive knowledge of Asia… Comparisons with Graham Greene seem to be generously offered by other reviewers and I’ve already alluded to Conrad and a Patricia Highsmith yet my impression is that Mr. Osborne has a style all of his own.

McCarthy has put his finger on something, and he’s nailed it very precisely. It’s how we live now. All the information we process every day. What it’s doing to us.