He can communicate emotion, from sweating fear to despairing love, with terse and compassionate conviction. Above all, he can tell a tale. Formidable equipment for a rare and disturbing writer

I have re-read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold over and over again since I first encountered it in my teens, just to remind myself how extraordinary a work of fiction can be

He's one of those writers who will be read a century from now

The best spy story I have ever read

Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. He will have charted our decline and recorded the nature of our bureaucracies like no one else has. He's in the first rank

A literary master for a generation

A smartly conceived psychological thriller

This gripping thriller will make you wonder: What would I do? We couldn't put this book down!

This clever novel reminds me of Sliding Doors - it will challenge every belief you have

Joanna has two choices: does she call 999 or run? Ingeniously, the novel's alternating chapters depict both riveting options

All the hallmarks of a stunning psychological thriller: Pace, twists and turns and the heart-stopping realisation that it could easily be you

Completely original. I was gripped

Hard to put down. The two storylines work so well and the balance is perfect . . . A gripping story with real characters

A Sliding Doors-style thriller that will keep you gripped until the final page

The novel is ingenious . . . a beautiful and original book

An expertly crafted novel full of drama and tension . . . An impossible feat accomplished with great skill. Bravo

Praise for Everything but the Truth

Perfection. Intriguing and compelling. An exceptional debut

Wonderful writing and a brilliant story. An amazing debut

Packed with twists and turns that will make it almost impossible to put down

A beautifully written domestic noir full of secrets and lies

This contemporary love story wrapped up in a thriller is a brilliant read. Compelling and intense

A gripping, compelling page turner that kept me up half the night

You won't be able to put it down!

An utterly unique story . . . my heart was in my mouth the whole time

An assured and gripping debut

Tense and compelling

I found myself wanting to pick it up at every opportunity. Brilliant

Top domestic noir

Once I'd started I was powerless to stop. Brilliantly executed, clever and utterly realistic

This is a book to devour

Startlingly good. Gillian McAllister is a new star in psychological thrillers

Intriguing and atmospheric

Breathlessly brilliant

A thrilling book club read

Prepare to be gripping by this tense thriller