Praise for Down Cemetery Road "[Herron's] first novel, Down Cemetery Road , begins with the funniest dinner party scene I have ever read, and then, after a nearby explosion, shifts into thriller territory." --Los Angeles Review of Books "Good characterization, dialogue and well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible." --The Daily Telegraph "If you haven't read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction." -- Val McDermid, author of Past Lying "A not-to-be-missed treat . Herron's incisive portraits are as pitch perfect as ever, and even if you've read this series before, it's worth reminding yourself of its excellence." --The Guardian "Mick Herron skillfully weaves a complex story with interesting snippets of current events . This is the perfect choice for those who like to analyze many layers and false starts as a story unfolds." --AudioFile Magazine "[ Down Cemetery Road ] shifts from domesticity with violence and private detectives--initially seeming something like Kate Atkinson's detective novels in both the quality of the writing and the lightness of tone--to something like Christopher Brookmyre at his best .

Herron is a major writer of considerable wit and talent." -- International Noir Fiction Praise for The Oxford Series "Stylish and engaging." -- Washington Post "A dark, entertaining, off-kilter world in which anything can happen, and probably will." -- Kirkus Reviews "[A] tight, literary, cliché-free novel." -- Publishers Weekly "Thoroughly worth reading." -- Booklist "You can always tell when a pro is clicking on all cylinders." -- Foreword Reviews.