‘Tense, atmospheric and gripping from page one. A first-rate psychological thriller.’
– Mason Cross, author of The Samaritan
‘Dark as a smoker’s lung, but Good God it’s a marvellous read. Perfectly paced and crafted by a writer on a par with any of the big names.’
– David Mark, author of Dead Pretty
‘Feverish and intense, Willow Walk is a worthy follow up to S.J.I. Holliday’s highly regarded debut, Black Wood. A writer who doesn’t flinch in the face of twisted impulses and unspeakable desires, few can match her for the creation of truly disturbing characters.’
– Eva Dolan, author of After You Die
‘A hugely compelling, creepy story that ratchets up the tension and delivers moments of perfectly twisted darkness. Beautifully written and a cracking read.’
– Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake
‘Drugs, sex and murder are mixed together in another deliciously dark cocktail from S.J.I. Holliday. The effect is intense.’
– David Jackson, author of the Detective Callum Doyle series
‘An addictively creepy exploration of the past coming to call.’
– Quentin Bates, author of Chilled to the Bone
‘The writing is sublime and the storyline is darkly delicious with some thought-provoking themes and genuinely intriguing characters.’
– LizLovesBooks
‘I got so caught up in it that I only looked up to check there was no one lurking in the dark corners of my room. The darkest of love stories. A chilling read.’
– Grabthisbook
‘A compelling tale of obsession and dark secrets that grips you from the first chapter and holds you right through to the startling and dramatic conclusion.’
– Ava Marsh, author of Untouchable
‘This is a tightly focused, grimly believable story about the secrets people carry and the dreadful mistakes they make that never lets up.’
– John Rickards, author and reviewer at namelesshorror
‘Chillingly nuanced, pulse-poundingly suspenseful and totally unputdownable. A must-read for psychological-thriller fans.’
– CrimeThrillerGirl
‘Willow Walk is the kind of book I adore discovering, one that stays with me long after I’ve finished. I cant wait to read more about Banktoun and its residents.’
– Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You
‘Holliday has done it again: she has created characters who are believable and relatable, and shrouded them in a dark, suffocating psychological thriller that has you gripped from start to finish.’
– Rebecca Bradley, author of Shallow Waters
‘Willow Walk: a great, worthy successor to Black Wood. It needs to be made into TV!’
– Daniel Pembrey, author of the Harbour Master series
‘Small towns are fertile playgrounds for crime writers, but they’re rarely mined with such a feeling for their suffocating nature and invisible ties as practised here.’
– Nick Quantrill, author of the Joe Geraghty series
‘This is a gripping, roller coaster of a novel, which digs deep into the small-town psyche and comes up with a nightmare scenario. I couldn’t put it down!’
– Helen Cadbury, author of Bones in the Nest
‘Breathtakingly sinister and darkly compelling Unputdown able.’
– Jane Isaac, author of Before It’s Too Late
‘Willow Walk is gripping, creepy and tense and covers some highly emotive contemporary issues. It kept me intrigued all the way through.’
– Off-the-shelf book reviews
‘Close relationships can be the most toxic, and if the thrill of crime fiction is the way it delves into our darkest places, this book truly delivers.’
– William Shaw, author of The Birdwatcher
‘Holliday has that wonderful Hitchcockian knack for making the ordinary seem deeply menacing. You will never see Lego in quite the same way after this.’
– James Benmore, author of Dodger of the Dials
‘A brilliantly dark and twisted tale that expertly builds the tension until you find yourself biting your nails to the quick as the pages fly by.’
– Steve Cavanagh, author of The Defence