Author:Harry Harrison
'Revelatory. Harry Harrison's novel about Earth on the edge of disaster is both bracing and cathartic ... impressively prescient' Guardian
The planet's population has exploded and resources are stretched to breaking point. And, in a sweltering, overcrowded New York City of 35 million desperate inhabitants, a police detective must try to solve a murder. The basis of the cult film Soylent Green, this eerily prophetic novel is a nightmarish vision of a world in meltdown.
'A cautionary tale of what might happen if American consumption goes unchecked' Los Angeles Times
'An author with a serious purpose and a subversive wit' Christopher Priest
A bracing, revelatory experience
—— GuardianA cautionary tale of what might happen if American consumption goes unchecked
Deighton's fiction has stood the test of time. His habitually acerbic narrative voice still has much to say to contemporary readers ... Now a fresh generation have the chance to sample Deighton's wares as Penguin republishes many of his books.
—— Vanessa Thorpe , The ObserverLike lying back in a hot bath with a large malt whisky - absolute bliss.
—— Sunday TelegraphLen Deighton's spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over.
—— Malcolm GladwellLen Deighton is the Flaubert of the contemporary thriller writers.
—— Michael Howard , Times Literary SupplementThe self-conscious cool of Deighton's writing has dated in the best way possible ... Stone-cold Cold War classic.
—— Toby Litt , The GuardianJørn Lier Horst writes literary crime with high credibility and keen-eyed societal depictions - he's Norway's own Henning Mankell
—— Hjorth & RosenfeldtImpeccably crafted police procedural
Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised
—— Yrsa SigurdardóttirJørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today
Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas
—— New York TimesJørn Lier Horst raises the suspense level to horror proportions
—— Lotta Olsson , Dagens Nyheter, 'Best Crime Novels of 2020'Expect dark themes and plot twists a plenty
—— RedDramatic, mysterious and compelling
—— VogueKept me guessing to the end
—— SunWith secrets and intrigue, this is a compulsive read
—— Sun on SundayMoriarty rocks the drama genre
—— Courier-MailNicola Moriarty belongs to a family tree laded with writers. She more than holds her own
—— The AustralianNicola's got great pace and snappy dialogue, and I especially like her male characters
—— Liane Moriarty , Sydney Morning HeraldBrilliant! Could not put it down. It's utterly gripping and beautifully written.
—— KATIE FFORDESmart and compassionate, full of poetry and rage and shy hopes and shredded dreams and missing girls and family secrets.
—— TAMMY COHEN, author of Stop At NothingThis 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.
—— Alison Flood, OBSERVERChilling and compulsive... a dazzling debut.
—— KATE HAMER, author of The Girl in the Red CoatSimmering resentments and long-held prejudices boil over in this beautifully realised evocation of small-town America. I I loved it.
—— Kate Riordan, author of The HeatwaveAn 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.
—— DANYA KUKAFKA, author of Girl in SnowCleverly written , Anna Bailey's debut shines a light on the darker and more oppressive side of small-town society.
—— Independent