The End of the Game

Critics Review

• ‘Superb […] As Benedict’s investigation sees her hopping ever more frenetically around Europe, her musings on the dubious ethics of her profession give the story an edge of moral ambiguity, helping to make this the thinking person’s action-thriller of the season

  The Telegraph

• This is clever, intriguing, fast-moving writing, with a protagonist who won’t let go of a story. The final chase scene, involving a chair lift across snowy mountains, is one of the best I’ve read

  Observer, Thrillers of the Month

• Benedict may have more compunction than some real-life hacks, but the rare combination of ethics and thrills in this series remains potent, climaxing here atop a cable car in the Alps. You either got it or you don’t, and for my money, Watt absolutely has

  The Times, Book of the Month

• The End of the Game has glamour, grit and chase scenes to die for

  Sarah Hilary

• The narrative crackles with Watt’s familiar energy as she ramps up the tension in Benedict’s fourth outing. She is a determined and engaging protagonist and Watt is a talented writer

  Financial Times

• I loved this smart, modern, brilliantly plotted journalistic thriller, which combines relentless action with wonderful writing. The End Of The Game brings vividly to life the adrenaline-fuelled highs and frightening lows of life as an undercover reporter. Watt’s unstoppable heroine, and the shadowy worlds she navigates, are perfectly realised and terrifyingly plausible. A real triumph!

  Katherine Faulkner

• Each of Holly Watt’s books take you in a new direction, and this time her characters are exploring the perilous world of gambling. This is a gripping look at a fascinating world. It’s wonderful to join Casey on another thrilling adventure, racing across the globe to investigate a new challenge. Addictive, exciting and impossible to put down

  Ellery Lloyd

• The End of the Game is a terrific next instalment in the brilliant Casey Benedict series, and also a satisfying thriller in its own right with the perfect balance of glitz, grit and heart. As tense as it is entertaining, Holly Watt’s tale combines an insider’s knowledge of undercover investigations and rigorous research with a real flair for story-telling – not to mention action that canters along at a pace. I loved it, from the first page to the unexpected twist and wonderfully thoughtful ending

  Charlotte Philby

• Compelling, fascinating and thrilling in equal measure. Even adrenaline junkies will have their breath taken away by the mercurial Casey Benedict

  Sarah Sultoon

• In Holly Watt’s most powerful thriller yet, obsessive and unstoppable journalist Casey Benedict joins forces with those whose lives and careers she has wrecked, uncovering a cynical global conspiracy involving gambling and illicit data-harvesting. Fast paced, meticulously researched and skillfully told. All too believable

  Simon Conway

• Praise for The Hunt and the Kill: Casey is fierce, obsessive and brilliant

  Observer

• Praise for The Hunt and the Kill: In the gutsy Casey [Holly Watt] has created an unstoppable yet entirely credible modern heroine

  The Times

• Praise for The Hunt and the Kill: Casey Benedict is just such a refreshing character – there are so few books that focus on a strong, brave, determined woman and she is all that and more. Properly intelligent, impeccably researched and utterly gripping

  Ellery Lloyd