A welcome corrective to snow-blindness from too much Nordic noir... excellent characterisation, a sympathetic and engaging protagonist and plenty of plot twists with a cliff hanger ending that sets things up nicely for the next in the series

Entertaining debut

Evokes the master of Barcelona-set narrative, Carlos Ruiz Zafon... For all his storytelling skills, Hill’s real achievement is in the creation of an idiosyncratic new character, Salgado... a series to watch

A blast of hot air through the current frozen Nordic crime-writing landscape

Beautifully written, creepy and funny ... A fascinating, occasionally chilling tale

Chillingly discomforting ... Pierre has one of the sharpest minds in contemporary literature and there isn't a sentence wasted

Pierre’s insights into human nature elevate this way above most psychological thrillers. It’s well-paced, with a cast of large-as-life characters and a structure that makes more than the odd nod towards Agatha Christie. As the tension builds to the final chaotic spiral of revelations, it becomes apparent this is a novel crying out for a full-blooded stage adaptation. It’s the least it deserves.

His distinctive style fits the atmosphere of Gothic horror… appropriately nightmarish

A weird and spooky tale… Pierre writes with his usual style ... a great deal of tension and an even greater deal of imagination … a smart modern take on scary stuff

Smoking-fast . . . the debut of a gifted crime writer who will only get better

A pulse-pumping heist thriller

Essential Scandi-fiction

The novel is gripping. Erlendur is arguably Nordic fiction’s unhappiest and loneliest but most intriguing detective… It’s a sad disturbing book, chilling both in its setting and in the depths of human angst is explores

Be warned: if you’ve ever spent time with this marvelous Scandi crime character, you’ll be hard pressed to hold back a tear

This final chapter in the Erlendur series stalks the human heart unremittingly

Another riveting thriller. Tackling difficult subjects with intelligence and humanity

A compelling summer read not to be missed

This addictive new thriller from bestselling author Liane Moriarty weaves three stories together to a shocking and unpredictable climax

It's a hell of a good book. Funny and scary. She nails the feuding moms.

Not only an enthralling murder investigation... but a plot that is strengthened and illuminated by two of the best characters I have read for some time- reporter Sully Carter and his cohort, the streetwise gangster Sly Hastings... their exchanges are pure gold.

This is a terrific first novel by a man with a long career in journalism. The tale builds to a dramatic conclusion, with a final unexpected and terrible twist in the tail.