As well as creating compelling mysteries, Hilary is especially good at the delicate but merciless filleting of PTSD, guilt and grief, and here she excels: a flying start to what promises to be a truly excellent new series
THE GUARDIAN
Will take your breath away
JANICE HALLETT
An exceptional crime novel
CLARE MACKINTOSH
Will chill you to the bone … fantastic
PAULA HAWKINS
Gorgeously vivid, moody and unsettling – I couldn’t put this down
RED MAGAZINE
An instant crime classic
ERIN KELLY
A crime fiction masterclass. Sarah Hilary’s latest touches on survivor’s guilt, small towns, murders and driven detectives in prose that rivals the best in the business
STEVE CAVANAGH
Wonderful, sad and wise. It’s a relentless crime drama, a devastating meditation on loss, and a dual character study full of humour and charm. Hilary doesn’t just investigate an unspeakable crime; she investigates the human heart. I’ll be counting the days until I can get back to Edenscar
ABIGAIL DEAN
Brilliant… a terrific start to a series
MICK HERRON
Smart, beautifully balanced, and with a plot that blasts through defences, this start to a new detective series is an absolutely cracker
LOVEREADING
Absorbing, moving, unforgettable … I’ve never read a book quite like The Drowning Place. A grieving town, a haunted detective and a crime that affects the living and the dead. A triumphant start to a new series from the brilliant Sarah Hilary
ELLY GRIFFITHS
Happy Valley, but haunted
ANNA MAZZOLA
Sarah Hilary writes beautifully and unflinchingly.
PETER JAMES
Never Be Broken gloriously demonstrates that modern crime fiction really isn’t all about the murders.
VAL MCDERMID
If you’re not reading this series of London-set police procedurals then you need to start doing so right away … Hilary belts out a corker of a story, all wrapped up in her vivid, effortless prose. Long may Marnie Rome walk the streets of our capital.
ALISON FLOOD, GUARDIAN