Critics Review

• A heart-stopping roller coaster

  Daily Mail

• The book everyone is talking about

  Mirror

• A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype

  Guardian

• Scary, plausible, gripping

  Ian Rankin

• You’ll miss meals, sleep, and your stop on the bus – guaranteed

  Val McDermid

• I writhed with the pain of withdrawal when I finished it. Deserves to be the popular hit of the year

  Daily Telegraph

• Incredibly propulsive and original. You won’t shake it for a long time

  Stephen King

• A masterpiece. You will never be able to forget it

  Don Winslow

• A unique and unforgettable thriller. Breath-taking, breakneck, brilliant

  Mark Billingham

• Striking, memorable, should be savoured

  Tana French

• Explosively brilliant. Genuinely unputdownable. Terribly plausible

  Observer

• I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime

  Steve Cavanagh

• An electrifying thriller – one of the very best of its kind

  Fiona Cummins

• What a fantastic idea and perfectly written. I’m quite jealous

  Anthony Horowitz

• Terrifying. Terrific

  Mick Herron

• THE CHAIN does for parenting what GONE GIRL did for marriage. A must-read thriller

  James Swallow

• Diabolical, unnerving, relentless

  Dennis Lehane

• Utterly brilliant

  Elly Griffiths

• You have never read anything quite like The Chain and you will never be able to forget it. Brilliant. Beautifully written. A masterpiece of tension. It scared the hell out of me but I could not put it down! The Chain belongs in the elite company of world-class thrillers like Gone Girl and The Silence of the Lambs. This is nothing short of Jaws for parents

  Don Winslow

• A masterpiece. The Chain is one of the finest novels ever produced in the genre – up there with Marathon Man and Red Dragon. It just doesn’t get any better than this. I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime

  Steve Cavanagh, author of smash-hit Thirteen

• McKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years. His plots tempt you to read at top speed, but don’t give in: this writing — sharply observant, intelligent and shot through with black humor — should be savored

  Tana French, NY Times bestselling author of The Witch Elm and The Tresspasser

• Pairing an irresistible concept with a winner protagonist, The Chain promises to be your new addiction once you succumb to the first enticing page.

  Alafair Burke, bestselling author of The Better Sister and The Wife

• The Chain is diabolical, unnerving, and gives a whole new meaning to the word ‘relentless.’ McKinty just leapt to the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. He writes with confidence, heart, and style to spare. He’s the real deal

  Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Since We Fell