Oscar de Muriel gets better and better

I am addicted to Frey and McGray

I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic

A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery

Fun to read and a fast page-turner . . . love and murder - they go together like strawberries and cream

This entertaining novel combines melodrama with the unhappiness of life backstage

This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch.

The Strings of Murder is one of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings Of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller.

One of the most unsettling books I have read in a while – but brilliant … Obsessive love has never been written so frighteningly in my book.

Hall’s feat of realising Mike’s voice is brilliantly sustained … and the novel gains a strong second wind by latterly turning into a courtroom drama.

A story of obsession and self-delusion, as well as the pain that intense passion can bring, it is disturbing and thrilling.

Readers of weary of domestic noir should pick up Our Kind of Cruelty, a splendidly written novel that gives the genre a shot in the arm … pacily written and hugely involving .. I was gripped until the last pages.

A searing, chilling sliver of perfection . . . [Our Kind of Cruelty] may well turn out to be the year's best thriller.

In Araminta Hall’s skilled hands, her narrator, Mike Hayes, becomes quite addictive company … what makes Our Kind Of Cruelty so memorable is not its psychological portrait of a dysfunctional male, but the slow-burning thrills and chills... a highly enjoyable ride.

Darkly addictive, this is set to be one of the most talked-about thrillers of the year

This brilliant, thought-provoking thriller will keep you up at night

A chilling, thought-provoking portrait of obsessive love and desire

If you liked The Girl on the Train and Apple Tree Yard you’ll love Our Kind of Cruelty…A gripping courtroom drama, with a surprising feminist message

Compelling take on male derangement … a disturbing tale of obsession and sobering reminder of how women are judged on their desires.

A smart and fascinating thriller but it’s also a scathing attack on a society that allows double standards, hypocrisy and fickle appearances to lead to damaging ends.

Fiendishly clever … page-turningly unnerving

Deeply unsettling

I devoured this gripping, unsettling, and brilliantly constructed thriller in one breathless gulp.

Impressive… the orchestration of suspense is masterly

A perfect psychological thriller … Addictive and disturbing, I was gripped.

A thrilling courtroom drama

The bad news is that you will have to wait until May to get your hands on a copy, but I can guarantee it will be worth the wait

Full of psychological suspense that will have you second-guessing every thought you have about the book upon turning each page… It is seriously dark but so enjoyable.

Delves into the darkness of obsessive love

Readers of weary of domestic noir should pick up Our Kind of Cruelty, a splendidly written novel that gives the genre a shot in the arm … pacily written and hugely involving... I was gripped until the last pages.

A nail-biting read that twists perceptions and plays havoc with your nerves

An addictive psychological thriller

A taut, nasty thriller. I loved it!

Cleverly shows the many facets of a complex human character, evoking sympathy, fear and anger all whilst shining a bright unforgiving light on how society views female sexuality.