Praise for Candice Fox
EDEN
“Candice Fox’s first novel, Hades, announced the arrival of an important new voice in Australian crime fiction. It won the Ned Kelly Award for best first fiction in 2014, with the judges complimenting the author on her genre-bending blend of horror and crime. Eden is equally breathtaking in its audacity. This is crime fiction informed not so much by the literary past of the genre, as by television’s Dexter and Breaking Bad, the ironically violent films of Quentin Tarantino and the graphic novels of Frank Miller. Sydney emerges from Fox’s pages as an antipodean Sin City.”
—Sydney Morning Herald
HADES
“Horrors abound in Australian author Fox’s first novel, a gritty police procedural set in Sydney. In this twisted noir world, love goes as wrong as it can go. Readers will look forward to the sequel set in this not-for-the-squeamish nightmare world down under.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Fox’s fast-paced first novel, with its unusual protagonists and dark, disturbing scenes stands on its own. Readers will anticipate eagerly the planned sequel.”
—Library Journal
“Compelling . . . Candice Fox makes a strong debut in a series about a serial killer. Exploring the concept of whether killing for justice could ever be rationalized, Hades is a chilling read.”
—Sydney Morning Herald
“A frighteningly self-assured debut with a cracker plot, strong characters, and feisty, no-nonsense writing.”
—Qantas magazine
“A powerful book, an incredible read. The pace is extreme, the violence and the fear are palpable. The plot is original and twisted; black and bloody. Tension runs riot on the page. Dexter would be proud!”
—The Reading Room
“Well written with a suck-you-in story and characters with depth, Hades is an exciting read, a bit Dexter-ish. It moves at a great pace and reveals the narrative twists and turns in a way that keeps you playing detective as you read—and it has an outcome I didn’t see coming. It’s a great debut novel.”
—The Co-op Online Bookstore: Staff Picks
“A dark, compelling, and original thriller that will have you spellbound from its atmospheric opening pages to its shocking climax. Hades is the debut of a stunning new talent in crime fiction. The narrative is engaging, compelling. The characters are unique and well fleshed out. The story is strong, bold, amazing. This is how a crime thriller should make you feel.”
—Reading, Writing and Reisling
“Candice Fox grew up trying to scare her friends with true-crime stories. If her intent was to try and create an at times chilling and gruesome story as her debut, it is very much mission accomplished. She certainly looms as an exciting new prospect in the ranks of Australian authors.”
—Western Advocate
“The unfolding story of the characters (Eden, Eric, and Frank) had me eagerly turning page after page.”
—debbish dotcom