Quotes from the crime writing community:
Ian Rankin: ‘Terrific police procedural by the inimitable Mari Hannah.’
Lee Child: ‘Involving, sophisticated, intelligent and suspenseful - everything a good crime thriller should be.’
Val McDermid: ‘Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah.’
Ann Cleeves: ‘A cast of characters, who have complexity, humour and depth.’
Liz Nugent: ‘A compelling, shocking read full of unexpected turns.’
Steve Cavanagh: ‘Hannah has a rare gift. She can write compelling, page-turning suspense with the very best, but she adds heart to every page. Kate Daniels is a character to cherish, and Mari is a writer as the very top of her game.
Elly Griffiths: Loved Without A Trace, both compelling and moving, Mari’s best yet.’
Peter James: ‘Brutal and engaging. Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart.’
Shari Lapena: ‘A gripping, twisty police procedural - fans of the Kate Daniels series will love this one.’
Peter Robinson: ‘Suspenseful and thrilling.’
Rachel Abbott: ‘Without A Trace sets off at a cracking pace from page one and never slows down.’
Adam Hamdy: ‘A deft blend of emotional drama and crime procedural that kept me hooked to the very end.’
Mike Craven: ‘Mari Hannah is in the uppermost echelon of British crime writers and Without a Trace demonstrates why. It’s her best book yet - compelling, emotional and intricately plotted with a procedural authenticity few can match. A stunning novel.
Olivia Kiernan: ‘Another thrilling and gripping police procedural from Mari Hannah that hooked me from page one.’
Simon McCleave: ‘Couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended.’
Trevor Wood: ‘Not many crime writers can master authenticity, plot and character, but Mari Hannah always delivers on all three.’
Victoria Selman: ‘Twisty and absorbing, with the premise that delivers, and then some!’
Kate London: ‘Gripping and intricately plotted.’
What the papers say:
Sunday Times: ‘Terrific plot’ Black Fell.
The Times: ‘Hannah is especially good at portraying the emotional interactions and office politics of a fraught police force.’
The Independent: ‘A vivid new hero in this satisfyingly dark and tense thriller.’
The Guardian, Laura Wilson’s Crime Review: ‘Solid plotting . . . a satisfyingly meaty read.’
The Daily Mail: ‘Taut storytelling and razor-sharp dialogue - not to mention Hannah's use of the Northumberland countryside - make this a novel not to be missed.’
The Times: Marcel Berlins lists DCI Kate Daniels as one of two Northerners to join the roster of top literary detectives.
Time Out: ‘Hannah’s debut is heavy on the atmosphere as well as the specifics of a creepily icky criminal.’
Living Magazine: ‘Pitch perfect police procedural.’
Lancashire Evening Post: ‘Brutal, shockingly realistic and satisfyingly unpredictable, this is a thrilling, chilling tale with a formidable star player and charismatic location, ideally suited to the small screen. Move over DCI Jane Tennison, there’s a new kid on the block.’
Bridlington Free Press: ‘Edgy, stubborn, intensely private, fiercely loyal, a born maverick but still remarkably sensitive to the emotions of the bereaved, the enigmatic Daniels has a promising future both as a police chief and as a literary leading lady.’
North East Life: ‘Insightful, well observed and sharply written-one of the finest debut crime novels for years. It's crying out to be dramatised.’