The first-person style, the author's sound, is bigger than life, satirical, and it lets Crumley get away with murder'

Completely unnerving...intelligent, despairing, moving

Extremely well-written

Fast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read.

A terrific page-turner.

Frank Gardner has written a fast and exciting story rooted in the present horrifying dangers that surrounds us. Crisis is brimful of an insider's insights and reeks of authority.

Follows the path pioneered by Frederick Forsyth . . . authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start.

Impressive . . .Gardner's debut begins at speed and scarcely draws breath thereafter.

Few thriller debuts possess the confidence and verve of Frank Gardner's CRISIS . . . a book of exhilarating panache.

A seriously compulsive page turner.

Combines insider knowledge with heart-in-mouth excitement.

Action-packed . . . the book’s title scarcely does justice to such a thrilling read.

Fast moving.

Irresistible . . . smart, authentic and always entertaining . . . high-voltage storytelling at its best and worthy of Frederick Forsyth or John le Carre.

Gardner obviously has an up-to-the-minute understanding of contemporary warfare and he is also a very good writer. This is a thrilling adventure.

Gardner is a dab hand at ratcheting up the tension . . . a must read.

A compelling read.

A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj.

A promising start to Mukherjee’s atmospheric new historical crime series.

Enjoyable tale… Agreeably witty and sharply written, this is an evocative portrait of a multifaceted Calcutta.

This guy is a real find… Mixes family history with a good helping of imagination.

An assured novel: well researched and vivid, with a strong plotline, delivered with verve and some appealing wry humour.

A vivid sense of history and locale

Meticulously researched and delivered in clear, lucid and intelligent prose, Mukherjee is a fantastic addition to the stable of international crime writers, whose books effortlessly cross boundaries and bind readers in a community of excellence and enjoyment.

Vividly described, full of humour and humanity, it's a wonderful picture of that time and world, as well as being a perfect murder mystery novel.

Bursting with lively historical details about post-World War I India, this is a stirring and entertaining mystery

This brilliant mingling of real history and fictional invention kicks off a series that does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich