"A gorgeous and harrowing work."--Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel "Harrowing and unforgettable."--Booklist (Starred Review) "A slow-burn thriller about a road trip that takes a shocking turn, and the lasting impact of trauma."--Shelf Awareness (Starred Review) "A resounding achievement . Rich, beautiful and written by an author of great depth and resource."--Edward Docx, The Guardian "Haunts the imagination long after the final page."--The Independent on Sunday "Full of suspense and beautifully written, superbly imagined and constructed .

A terrifically gripping and playful book."--The Sunday Times "Exhilarating, earthy, cerebral, frank and unflinching . A masterfully paced and suspenseful read."--The Independent "With his third novel, Wood's talent has burgeoned spectacularly. The book is a tremendous achievement, an unputdownable domestic thriller that is also subtle and moving . travelling well beyond his earlier fiction, Wood has produced a tour de force that marks his creative arrival."--David Grylls, The Sunday Times "Elegant and disturbing . this is a novel of expertly woven tension and frightening glimpses into the mind of the deranged other.

"--John Burnside, The Guardian.