Quotes and Reviews 

• Val McDermid
  Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah
• Peter James
  Brutal and engaging. Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart.
• Times' Marcel Berlins' crime review
  Marcel Berlins lists DCI Kate Daniels as one of two Northerners to join the roster of top literary detectives.
• The Times
  An excellent police thriller debut...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.
• Time Out
  Hannah’s debut is heavy on the atmosphere as well as the specifics of a creepily icky criminal.
• Lancashire Evening Post
  Mari Hannah is back on the beat with her classy leading lady in the third book of an award winning crime thriller series which began last year with The Murder Wall and has evolved into one of the best on the market.
• Pam Norfolk - 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.
• Hull Daily Mail
  I became completely absorbed in this debut novel and eagerly anticipate her second...
• 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.
• Crime Fiction Lover
  A police procedural par excellence and one of the most assured debuts I’ve ever read. Mari Hannah is a skilled plotter with a great eye for character and a wealth of personal experience in the field to draw on. Make no mistake, she is going to be huge.
• Booksellers' Choice
  Set in Newcastle, The Murder Wall is a fast-paced thriller featuring DCI Kate Daniels ... this is police procedural at its best - short, snappy chapters, inventive characters, lots of twists and interwoven stories of the police's private lives.
• We Love This Book
  Mari Hannah has written a debut novel that has all the action and tension of a well produced crime drama, with short punchy chapters that easily build momentum ... it’s to be hoped that there’s more to come from this impressive crime writer.