The Stranger

Critics Review

• Dark, atmospheric and crackling with period intrigue. The perfect summer read

  Rachel Rhys, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick Dangerous Crossing

• As buried secrets and lies unravel, tension begins to mount in this atmospheric and compelling story

  Female First

• Heady with atmosphere, simmering with tension, this novel had me captivated. When I wasn’t reading, I was thinking about it, when I was reading, I couldn’t think about anything else!

  Jenny Ashcroft

• With excellent characters, the novel revels in the magical backdrop of Cornwall, with shades of du Maurier

  Daily Mail

• Richly textured, with a clever and deeply satisfying conclusion, the influence of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca infuses the The Stranger . . .

  Sunday Express

• Simmers with a forbidding unease that makes it impossible to put down. Creepy and evocative, the mystery builds to a shocking end. Impressive

  Heat

• Everyone loves unravelling a good mystery and armchair sleuths won’t be disappointed with The Stranger

  Yours Magazine

• An evocative whodunnit . . . an absorbing, heart-wrenching romance. This stunning tale about a house of secrets where everyone is guilty of something is both immersive and deeply atmospheric

  Fabulous Magazine

• With its vivid Cornwall setting and a house full of shadows, The Stranger has echoes of Daphne Du Maurier but its riveting in its own right

  Red Magazine

• A beautifully written tale of family secrets, loves and losses, set against the magical Cornish coastline. I loved it

  Amanda Jennings

• A fabulous twisting tale, so beautifully written that the pages practically turned themselves. I couldn’t put it down

  Liz Fenwick

• A beautiful and intriguing page-turner, where the secrets of the past cast long shadows. Cornwall springs to life in vivid colour

  Dinah Jefferies

• Beautifully written and unputdownable. I loved it

  Katie Fforde

• An enthralling tale of secrets, the twists and turns will have you hooked to the very last breathtaking page

  Jane Bailey, author of What Was Rescued

• An atmospheric whodunit set in the Second World War

  The Sunday Post

• A beautifully woven, immersive story that completely transported me

  Judith Kinghorn

• With such vivid, mysterious characters and an atmospheric setting, the echoes of Du Maurier’s Cornwall are on every page. Brilliant!

  Emylia Hall

• A wonderful, gripping, beautifully written book. From the first page, I didn’t want to put it down – and by the second half I literally couldn’t put it down

  Katherine Webb

• Beautiful and haunting, you’ll struggle to put down this mysterious tale

  Take a Break

• Wonderfully atmospheric and utterly engrossing. I hardly moved until I had read to the very last word

  Dear Mrs Bird

• Take an isolated house, family secrets, a divine Cornish setting, the tensions of war and you have all the ingredients for a tale where the pages take on a life of their own. The Stranger is wound tight as a clock, ticking down the days leading up to the disappearance of a young woman. It will stay with you long after the last breathtaking pages turn

  Kate Lord Brown

• So beguiling that I truly didn’t want it to end. A captivating novel that pulls you into another time and place

  Penny Parkes

• The novel is cinematic, and the vividness of the Cornish landscape and its history of smugglers and pirates add to its charm. An engaging page-turner with a surprising twist at the end

  The Lady

• Praise for The Girl in the Photograph

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• Rich and atmospheric, like Rebecca this novel casts an enduring spell

  Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author

• Full of slow-burning tension

  Essentials

• A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts

  Good Housekeeping

• A well executed, brooding, creepy atmosphere

  Sunday Mirror

• A prickly story full of tension

  Sunday Express