Ash and Bones

Ash and Bones is another fantastic novel by Mike Thomas. Very different to his other work but equally engaging Plastic Rosaries This one had more grit in it than a sandwich eaten on a windy day in Cardiff Bay ... every beat of the police in the novel for the authenticity really stands out. I like this new addition to the Welsh literary landscape! The Book Trail It looks like Mike Thomas will definitely be a name to watch, so do the sensible thing and get in there at the start! Crime Worm This is a class example of how a police procedural should be written - fast paced and edgy, with believable characters and a plot that sucks you right in. I'll be waiting impatiently for the next in the series ... Reading Room With A View Gripping ... a host of rich and believable minor characters, the cross-talk between the policemen which was such a feature of the first two novels, the unexpected but perfectly feasible compunction that begins to develop in some of the villains about what they are doing and makes you realise, unwillingly, that nobody is all of a piece Sheenagh Pugh blog This arresting tale doesn't miss a beat Independent (on Pocket Notebook) Stuns like a truncheon, grips like a pair of handcuffs, crackles with charge like a taser ... exhilarating, terrifying - it has an unstoppable momentum -- Niall Griffiths (on Pocket Notebook) Gripping...a host of rich and believable minor characters, the cross-talk between the policemen which was such a feature of the first two novels, the unexpected but perfectly feasible compunction that begins to develop in some of the villains about what they are doing and makes you realise, unwillingly, that nobody is all of a piece Sheenagh Pugh blog