A thoroughly contemporary and distinctively intelligent thriller

Mail on Sunday, Thriller of the Week

Superb ... Gripping ... A sad, intelligent book, with a shocking ending

The Times, Crime Book of the Month

<b>Stupendous</b>. The thriller comes of age

- Sarah Hilary, winner of the Theakston Crime Book of the Year Award,

<b>Dolan is expert at the orchestration of tension, right up to the vertiginous climax</b>

- Barry Forshaw, Guardian

[Dolan] excels at presenting knotty, addictive tales that also force the reader to think more widely about the way in which society treats its most vulnerable members … A <b>wonderfully prescient</b> premise … Dolan <b>keeps the tension rising</b> as she expertly juggles two distinct voices and timelines … Dolan is <b>a master of pace </b>… Ultimately, this smart, deftly told story resonates so strongly because of the <b>complex, claustrophobic</b> relationship at its heart: like Molly, we are drawn inexorably to Ella’s flame, unable to step away even when it might burn

The i

I absolutely loved it. I don't think there's another crime writer around at the moment who's engaging so passionately with urgent social issues, and creating such thrilling drama out of them

Mick Herron, author of the Jackson Lamb series

Expect clever plotting, complex characters and the best book yet from an author at the top of her game

- Lisa Gray, Daily Record

A <b>tense</b>, <b>intelligent</b>, <b>politically charged</b> thriller, expertly crafted by a writer <b>at the top of her game</b>

Mari Hannah, winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library

<b>Searing </b>and uncompromising and so inventive in structure <b>I could but marvel</b>

Rachel Rhys, author of Dangerous Crossing

<b>Angry and impassioned yet soulful and heartfelt, </b><i>This Is How It Ends</i> puts Eva Dolan firmly among the top rank of British crime fiction

Martyn Waites, author of the Joe Donovan series

<b>Bold and unusual</b>, Eva Dolan’s <b>exquisite </b>writing perfectly captures contemporary London in this cleverly plotted novel

Sarah Ward, author in In Bitter Chill

Angry, compassionate and <b>mind-blowingly clever</b>, with <b>a truly shocking ending</b>

Mark Edwards, author of The Devil’s Work

<b>Fierce</b>, timely, twisty and so well written

Sarah Franklin, author of Shelter

A <b>sublime </b>and relevant urban literary thriller ... Eva is <b>a brilliant storyteller </b>and the stories she tells are as <b>compelling </b>as they are <b>important</b>. She’s a star

Will Dean, author of Dark Pines

Eva Dolan writes some of <b>the most important crime fiction</b> on the scene today

Stuart Neville

Eva Dolan's writing is <b>snappy, confident and sharp as a blade</b>, with a storytelling style that <b>bubbles and fizzes</b>

Crime Fiction Lover

One of crime fiction’s <b>brightest rising stars </b>

Chris Ewan, bestselling author of Safe House

<b>Superb</b>

Woman & Home

Dolan has fashioned switchback twists with characters who are nuanced and transcend stereotype. A triumph

Metro

Inventive and compelling … An impeccably structured story that blends the personal and political with searing effect

Big Issue

The women have a kind of surrogate mother-daughter relationship, one with all the intricacies and conflict that such a relationship suggests, and it’s that shifting dynamic that keeps the story driving forward, and keeps readers on their toes. This is <b>terrific writing that engages the head and heart equally</b>

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