‘Think Robert Harris and Fatherland mixed with a dash of Le Carré’
Sue Baker, Publishing News
‘A wonderfully drawn spy novel … A very auspicious début, with more to come’
The Bookseller on Zoo Station
‘Excellent and evocative … Downing’s strength is his fleshing out of the tense and often dangerous nature of everyday life in a totalitarian state’
The Times on Silesian Station
‘Downing’s outstanding evocation of the times (as masterly as that found in Alan Furst’s novels or Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther series), thematic complexity (as rich as that of John le Carré), and the wide assortment of fully rendered characters provide as much or more pleasure than the plot, where disparate threads are tied together in satisfying and unexpected ways.’
Library Journal on Masaryk Station
‘Exciting and frightening all at once … It’s got everything going for it’
Julie Walters on Zoo Station
‘A master at work’
Huffington Post UK
‘An outstanding thriller … This series is a quite remarkable achievement’
Shots magazine