This is a clever book. It is not the easiest to get into - the literary descriptions, the unreliable protagonist, the bewildering,...

Jeppe and Anette grow on you, as does the translation. The police procedures are well-detailed, right down to the office personalities.

Simon Lelic really knows how to withhold information. I imagine he would pose a pretty tough challenge in any interrogation room.

Very pertinent, especially with the positive environmental effects the lack of industrial activity has had on our planet, due to Covid.

Slaughter is very keen to shine a light on the horrendous crimes perpetrated against women, in particular, keeping them as real people...

The sense of humour shines with every beautiful observation of everyday life

Scenes and circumstances to enjoy and wonder over for years to come.

Cracking great fun of a modern fairytale 'romance'

Credit must go to the 'life goes on' ending especially where the domestic abuse storyline was concerned.

The prose unfurls it's terrible tale at a measured pace, offering crumbs of ideas and keeping you guessing and daring to hope.

Do we subconsciously know more than we admit about our 'other halves' but just don't want to confront it...

You are constantly kept wondering what happened.

There are twists and turns, some subtle and beautifully wrought, some more obvious but deliberately so, it seems. Great fun for a reader.

Zips along at a cracking pace.

I want to find out just how it all resolves and if those in powerful positions ever have to play by the rules which govern the rest of us

It's one of the best fictionalised accounts of a mother's love I have read.

And that bog, mire, wasteland. What a secondary character. It pervades everything.

I can still feel the sand and smell the sea-rot. And don't get me started on the rats...

Five toasts and a plan. Maurice is our host and a very likeable, entertaining one at that.

A great little crime story with tons of history into the bargain...