<ul><li>'Clever, elegantly constructed, utterly convincing' <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br /> </li><li>'Charman is less interested in unravelling a mystery and more concerned with the consequences that ripple out from the original violence . . . Skilful' <i><b>Sunday Times</b></i> </li><li>'Debut novels shouldn’t be this perfectly formed. Its subject is historic, yet its exploration of morality feels utterly modern. A rarity in historical fiction: it truly places you in the here and now of a world once removed. <i>Crow Court </i>already<i> </i>looks, feels and smells like a classic’ <b>Benjamin Myers, author of <i>The Gallows Pole </i>and </b><b><i>The Offing</i></b> </li><li>‘A confident and exciting debut: exactly observed, densely textured and richly flavoured, <i>Crow Court</i> is throbbing with life' <b>Rick Gekoski, author of </b><i><b>Darke</b></i> </li><li>‘This clever narrative is both page-turning and original - an innovative and beautifully written historical novel that features an array of diverse characters and voices from its vividly realised Dorset setting' <b>Jane Harris, author of </b><i><b>Sugar Money</b></i> </li><li>'Inventive, original and deeply moving. There is a warmth and humanity, an acceptance of the vagaries and challenges of life' <b>Alice Jolly, author of </b><i><b>Mary Anne Sate, Imbecile</b></i> </li><li>'A gripping mystery, beautifully teased out over several decades, full of intrigue and ambiguity' <b>Andy Hamilton, author of </b><i><b>Longhand</b></i> </li><li> 'This is an original and compelling debut' <b>Jane Shilling, <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br /> </li></ul>

<p>'Clever, elegantly constructed, utterly convincing' Daily Mail <br />'As gripping as Hilary Mantel and as convincing as Sarah Perry ... debut novels shouldn't be this perfectly formed' Ben Myers <br />'Clever, page-turning, original ... beautifully written' Jane Harris <br />'Exactly observed, densely textured and richly flavoured ... Crow Court is throbbing with life' Rick Gekoski</p>