Absolutely superb - <b>grips like a vice</b> throughout and has a perfect, bold ending that no one will see coming. An <b>utter masterpiece of the murder mystery and the legal thriller genre</b>.

Sophie Hannah

A legal thriller unlike any you've ever read, this <b>witchy, mind-melting page-turner</b> is Tyce at her <b>whip-smart best</b>.

Ellery Lloyd

<b>Brilliantly clever and utterly addictive</b>, I loved it. Courtroom drama at its finest.

Clare Leslie Hall

Harriet Tyce is <b>a master storyteller</b> unafraid to tackle difficult themes. <b>Supremely plotted, elegantly written</b> and with an ending that will shake you up! <b>An absolute triumph of a book</b> that takes the legal thriller to new heights and which will stay with you for a long time after you've finished it.<b> Best thing I've read this year.</b>

Abir Mukherjee

Wow. This courtroom drama is <b>not just compulsive, it's unsettling, creepy and clever</b>, the combination leading to a brilliant finish. This book got fully under my skin. I loved it.<b> </b>

Jennie Godfrey

<i>Witch Trial </i>is like the lovechild of Alfred Hitchcock and <i>The Crucible</i>. <b>Dark, wry, and slippery underfoot</b>, I adored it!

Sarah Pinborough

Tyce creates <b>a swirling miasma of meaning and counter-meaning</b> <b>that keeps the reader enthralled and tantalised </b>by horrific possibilities, and in its <b>audacious final act</b>, revealing <b>layer beneath confounding layer</b>, <i>Witch Trial</i> pays fitting tribute to the James Hogg classic that inspired it.

Chris Brookmyre

<b>Spell-binding.</b> A<b> Russian doll of a thriller</b> which is infused with cunning and dread. Harriet Tyce is so great at seeing the underbellies of life - of ambition, and justice, and being a teenage girl. <b>This is her best</b>.

Abigail Dean

<b>Compulsive reading</b> . . . <b>I was totally immersed</b> in the story. <b>One of the best courtroom dramas I've read in a long time.</b>

Araminta Hall

Give me witchcraft, a mind spiralling into madness, and questionable narrators any day - just my cup of tea. A <b>brilliant and twisting</b> new novel from Harriet Tyce. <b>I flew through it.</b>

L.V. Matthews

Cancel all plans because <b>this book is going to grab you by the throat and not let go</b> till you turn the final page. It's a <b>startlingly original</b> courtroom drama story, and a psychologically astute depiction of a man in freefall. <b>Deliciously chilling and like nothing I've ever read.</b> I ate this up.

Chris Bridges

An <b>unputdownable</b>, twisty legal trial from the <b>queen of the courtroom drama</b>. <b>Spellbinding and sinister</b>. A masterclass in plotting and pace.

Kate Gray

<b>So creepy and intriguing, </b>like nothing I've ever read before. The writing just <b>crackles with energy. . .like a fever dream, I was properly gripped</b>. As for the ending, it was so clever, I actually laughed out loud in admiration. So so good.

Lucy Diamond

I read WITCH TRIAL then I read it again. <b>Compelling, perfectly drawn characters, twisty,</b> and never have I said "Oh My God" out loud at the end of a book and meant it more.

Rachel Wolf

<b>Clever, propulsive, </b>with a <b>wickedly satisfying twist</b>. Excellent. <b>My favourite Tyce book yet.</b>

C.E. Hulse

<b>Totally original and impossible to put down, </b>Harriet Tyce has shown once again that she is the <b>absolute master </b>of the legal thriller with a twist . . . Brilliant!

G.D. Wright

At first sight a legal thriller, <i>Witch Trial</i> is<b> multi-layered and subtle</b>, delving deeply into the intricacies of the relationships between teenage girls and perceptions of female cunning. <b>We are plunged into a world where nothing is as it seems</b>. Brilliant.

Heather Critchlow

Harriet Tyce's masterful courtroom drama is <b>intense, terrifying, and utterly addictive, with a devilish twist in its tail.</b>

Gilly Macmillan

I loved this clever book . . . <b>stunningly written</b> and this <b>may be one of the best endings I've read</b>. Despite being a deliciously dark read, I found myself chuckling in places. Harriet's best book yet!

Niki Mackay

Dark, <b>twisty and unrelentingly brilliant</b>. Tyce in top form

Femi Kayode

<b>Tense, creepy and very, very clever</b> with a <b>genuine jaw-drop of an ending. </b>

Susi Holliday

Harriet Tyce is truly <b>the queen of plotting and suspense</b>. This is <b>a riveting, rip-roaring ride</b> through a murder trial, which <b>confounds expectations</b> at every turn. I was torn between being desperate to rush straight to the end, and not wanting the story to finish. <b>Simply brilliant.</b>

The Secret Barrister

<b>Will spark a million water-cooler debates</b>! Bold and brave, and eminently readable!

Jo Furniss

<p>A <b>brilliantly unsettling, utterly original</b> read that had me gripped from the first page.<br />I loved how Harriet Tyce explored truth, bias and belief, and how easily they can blur under pressure. The ending left me reeling in the best possible way. This is<b> a dark, spellbinding courtroom thriller</b> that had me doubting everything and everyone.</p>

D. S. Butler

<i>Witch Trial </i>is just <b>spellbinding</b>. A Russian doll of a thriller which is <b>infused with cunning and dread</b>. Harriet Tyce is so great at seeing the underbellies of life - of ambition, and justice, and being a teenage girl. And <b>this is her best</b>.

Abigail Dean

Might be <b>Harriet's most intriguing novel yet</b>. Characterisation is nonpareil, as is the <b>impeccable plotting</b>.

Financial Times

<b>A brilliantly creepy thriller</b> right up until the most unusual ending.

Mail on Sunday

Tyce <b>reaches new</b> <b>stratospheric heights of ingenious plotting</b> and complex characterisation.

Crime Time

The bestselling author turned <i>The Traitors </i>star mines the febrile world of teenage loyalty, online rumour and moral panic, building<b> a tense, unsettling thriller</b>.

The i Paper

In <i>Witch Trial</i>, Tyce is back to what she does best: <b>the magic of unreliable narrators</b>, obsession, dysfunctional relationships, <b>imbalances of power and high-stakes tension...a masterclass.</b>

The Herald