Media Reviews
'A beautifully crafted, evocative psychological thriller . . . A dark, poetic, gripping, totally brilliant Brideshead Revisited for the 21st century' * The Times *
'A terrific suspense debut, reminiscent of another British woman's auspicious bow: Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. The shadows gather until the ending looms like a threatening figure. This one gets the writer's ultimate bit of praise: I wish I had written it.' * Stephen King *
'An unusually good debut psychological thriller from an author who instinctively knows how to tell a suspense story (think early Barbara Vine) and whose plotting, characterisation, fluent writing and dark humour should ensure her a successful career.' * Daily Mail *
'A wonderfully tense and foreboding thriller that is at the same time a clever, considered study of desire and a good old-fashioned page-turner.' * Psychologies *
'A shadowy, impeccably told tale of passion, friendship and murder.' * Marie Claire *
A brilliant new voice in crime fiction . . . Kelly expertly builds up the suspense . . . Extremely accomplished - Kelly creates an atmosphere as claustrophobic as a summer commute, which permeates the narrative and keeps the reader hooked. * Stylist *
'With forensic attention to detail, this mystery is all-consumingly addictive.' * Easy Living *
'A brilliant new voice in crime fiction . . . Kelly expertly builds up the suspense . . . Extremely accomplished - Kelly creates an atmosphere as claustrophobic as a summer commute, which permeates the narrative and keeps the reader hooked.' * Stylist *
'The dark world of psychological thrillers has a bright new voice . . . [a] twisted, brooding, creepy debut.' * Daily Mirror *
'Erin Kelly's gravely elegant style masks an arch talent for misdirection that allows her to spring several satisfyingly long-fused surprises.' * Daily Telegraph *
A finely written debut novel * Mail on Sunday *
A tense, twisting thriller . . . Atmospheric and gripping, it will keep you guessing to the end * Cosmopolitan *
'A finely written debut novel.' * Mail on Sunday *
'A tense, twisting thriller . . . Atmospheric and gripping, it will keep you guessing to the end.' * Cosmopolitan *
A gripping debut, this thriller has a creeping sense of unease * Bella *
'A psychological thriller that will give you chills.' * Red *
'A gripping debut, this thriller has a creeping sense of unease.' * Bella *
This taut psychological thriller from new author Erin Kelly has unexpected twists and turns until the very last page * Now *
THE POISON TREE has a nicely claustrophobic cape wrapped round it . . . the novel's a clever tease, the pay-off more than worth it * Time Out *
'This taut psychological thriller from new author Erin Kelly has unexpected twists and turns until the very last page.' * Now *
'THE POISON TREE has a nicely claustrophobic cape wrapped round it . . . the novel's a clever tease, the pay-off more than worth it' * Time Out *
Tense to the end * Woman & Home *
'A really great read' * Good Housekeeping *
'Tense to the end' * Woman & Home *
Gripping . . . you won't put it down * Look *
An enjoyable excursion into territory first colonised by Barbara Vine * Literary Review *
'Gripping . . . you won't put it down' * Look *
'An enjoyable excursion into territory first colonised by Barbara Vine' * Literary Review *
I loved it . . . really spooky * Alexandra Heminsley, BBC 6 Music *
Terrifically vivid, beautifully written * www.crimesquad.com *
'I loved it . . . really spooky.' * Alexandra Heminsley, BBC 6 Music *
'Terrifically vivid, beautifully written' * www.crimesquad.com *
Weaving tangled webs, this is a gripping psychological thriller with believable characters and a fine sense of time and place. It will keep you intrigued from the menacing prologue to the defiant ending. * Choice *
Meticulous and evocative detail does not hold up the impetus of the narrative . . . a most absorbing read * www.shotsmag.co.uk *
'Weaving tangled webs, this is a gripping psychological thriller with believable characters and a fine sense of time and place. It will keep you intrigued from the menacing prologue to the defiant ending.' * Choice *
'Meticulous and evocative detail does not hold up the impetus of the narrative . . . a most absorbing read.' * www.shotsmag.co.uk *
I suggest you grab a coffee, silent the phone and get comfy as you're not going to want to put this book done. It's that good . . . A creative, tense, gripping debut novel, and a must read. * www.bookrabbit.com *
In her compelling debut, Erin Kelly evokes the brooding atmosphere of Rebecca, in a contemporary and completely convincing novel of tangled family desires. * Sara Paretsky *
'I suggest you grab a coffee, silent the phone and get comfy as you're not going to want to put this book done. It's that good . . . A creative, tense, gripping debut novel, and a must read.' * www.bookrabbit.co.uk *
'In her compelling debut, Erin Kelly evokes the brooding atmosphere of Rebecca, in a contemporary and completely convincing novel of tangled family desires.' * Sara Paretsky *
'The writing is elegant, atmospheric and sophisticated.' * Sophie Hannah *
Tense and menacing right from page one, filled with foreboding and a terrible sense of the inevitable. Kelly builds a feeling of claustrophobia and of seemingly ordinary people driven to do extraordinary things. It's a gripping psychological thrill . . . and I expect the author to go far. * Bookseller *
'The writing is elegant, atmospheric and sophisticated.' * Sophie Hannah *
'Tense and menacing right from page one, filled with foreboding and a terrible sense of the inevitable. Kelly builds a feeling of claustrophobia and of seemingly ordinary people driven to do extraordinary things. It's a gripping psychological thrill . . . and I expect the author to go far.' * Bookseller *
'Kelly blends Gothic tropes with those of the crime novel, and her deployment of a rambling old house as the scene of Karen's gradual immersion in an inotoxicatingly different world, combined with the literary flourishes of her prose, is reminiscent of Tana French. A writer with a keen eye for descriptive detail, Kelly neatly fleshes out her setting and characters . . . THE POISON TREE is a rewarding and enjoyable experience' * Irish Times *
'A really engrossing and suspenseful novel that gripped me throughout.' * http://crimeandpublishing.com *
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