This gripping horror is a masterful exploration of storytelling. It will lure you to the dark side before quietly blowing your mind, time after time. A haunting tale of friendship, creativity and revenge, with prose as deep and sweeping as the cliffs of Looking Glass Sound itself -- Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEAL
An evocative, bone-chilling read, exploring grief storytelling and the dark forces of obsession. Catriona's writing is complex, challenging and beautiful in equal measure. A tale to savour -- Sarah Pearse, author of THE SANATORIUM
A wonderful piece of Gothic sleight-of-hand; a beautifully sinister tale of perception and identity that had me enthralled from the first page -- Joanne Harris, author of CHOCOLAT
Unbelievably good... so clever, so haunting and melancholic. A novel about obsession, love and loss; an exploration of trauma and delusion; a meditation on writing and what it means to create, to be trapped in a world of your own making, tormented by your own characters. It's so beautiful, so dark and so vivid -- Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE
A darkly sinister psychological thriller destined to keep you reading late into the night * Crime Fiction Lover *
Keeps the reader turning page after page long after the bedroom light should have been switched off * Literary Review *
A dazzling puzzle of a book * Crime Monthly *
This twisted tale of ghosts and murderers, derailed lives and childhood traumas is a vertical labyrinth that will take you straight down into the heart of darkness. Enthralling and heartbreaking -- M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
One of the finest literary craftsmen currently working is writing horror. Looking Glass Sound is a masterclass in atmosphere. Nearly every sentence is faultless, gutting and precise. Come for the family secrets but stay for the humanity, tenderness, and empathy that are so central to Ward's storytelling. This book will truly haunt you long after you read -- Olivie Blake, author of THE ATLAS SIX
Devastatingly beautiful, bone-chilling and enchanting. Looking Glass Sound is further proof that no one writes like Catriona Ward. No one conjures such heartbreak from such raw fear. An alchemist of storytelling -- Chris Whitaker, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END
What a totally stunning book. Such an intricate plot that you just have to sit back and enjoy as there's no point trying to work it out. At it's heart a book about the madness of story telling, possession and grief. I loved it! -- Araminta Hall, author of EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
Luminous storytelling, like drowning in deep water... -- Sarah Hilary, author of SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN
A marvel of storytelling, sinister as hell, and, at points where I thought I understood where it was going, Catriona drowned me with her signature 'oh no, you don't' dark turns -- L.V. Matthews, author of THE TWINS
Serial killings, magic, literary theft, love and betrayal... So clever and original -- Mark Edwards, author of HERE TO STAY
Murder, magic and monsters from the deep: Ward weaves her dark magic once again in this atmospheric, horror-drenched coming-of-age tale, with twist after head-spinning twist -- Ellery Lloyd, author of PEOPLE LIKE HER