Review Praise for Clutch of Phantoms:‘One to watch – gripping psychological thrillers of above-average intelligence, from a writer who knows her stuff. Thoroughly recommended.’Ian Rankin‘A compelling psychological drama’ The Times‘A tense and gripping thriller’ Mail on Sunday Synopsis The second novel by the author of "Clutch of Phantoms", this psychological suspense novel raises fascinating issues on our attitudes to violence, on the dynamics of group friendship, and on the weight that worship of celebrity can lay on all of us. See all Product description
D**M
Another great read from a superb writer
This book had a totally different "feel" to it than the first Clare Layton but without giving away the climax, it is just as gripping. Ginty is a very sympathetic character and although some of the decisions she makes are the wrong ones, they are totally in keeping with her nature (as so well depicted by the author) that she makes the ones she does. The author pulls no punches nor does she whitewash any character. Like Ginty, you see them warts and all as she uncovers the truth about the past. As she delves further into what happened long ago in Oxford, lives are changed including her own and she makes a journey of discovery in ways she never expected. Clare Layton (Natasha Cooper) is one of my favourite writers. Any subject she chooses to wrap her plot around is not only meticulously researched but believably interwoven with the lives of her characters - a great read and totally recommended.
K**E
Intelligent suspense
Clare Layton delivers intelligent, multi-layered suspense; the kind you can sink deep into and escape a rainy day. Ginty Schell is a worthy protagonist in this compelling psychological drama about friendship, memory and women who murder.
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