Falling

Kavanagh tells the story with great verve, weaving the strands of her story expertly.

Daily Mail

Thoughtful, often dark and devastatingly honest ... Falling marks the arrival on the crime scene of a major new talent, one with the potential to join the likes of PD James and Ruth Rendell as a writer who thrills her readers by making them think.

Shots Crime and Thriller Magazine

Dark, tense and convincing, this is a brilliantly executed and engrossing thriller. An extremely assured debut.

Sunday Mirror

Falling is a confident first book with an interesting set of intertwined plot lines. Hopefully a new author that is off the starting blocks, and has more to come.

Euro Crime

A brilliant debut.

Marie Claire

A taut psychological thriller heralding the arrival of a fresh new talent to the dark art of crime writing ... a thrilling, thought-provoking story and an impressive debut.

Lancashire Evening Post

This very well-planned and well-written novel is her first - an excellent start.

Literary Review

We predict big things for Emma Kavanagh ... addictive.

Good Housekeeping

A stunningly beautiful read; well written, expertly crafted and frighteningly real ... Emma Kavanagh is certainly an author to watch.

crimesquad.com

Emma Kavanagh builds up a brilliant picture of these four main characters as they come to terms with what's happened and the repercussions that will surely follow. Superlative writing from Emma, and a brilliant read at any time of the year. Superb.

Books Monthly

Complex thriller by a former police psychologist who knows her stuff.

Prima

Swift-moving crime tale.

Independent on Sunday

A poignant commentary on human nature, skilfully told by a creative writer.

The Crime Warp

A crime novel with a difference. The plot is expertly constructed and the characters, flawed but sympathetic, engaged me so that I found myself thinking about them even when Iwasn’t reading the book… a cracking read with a truly original plot

Crime Reader blog

An up-all-night thriller, fuelled by grief, anger and infidelity.

You Magazine

A stark and dramatic thriller, with all the different strands of the story held together by a skillful hand.

My Weekly

A gripping psychological page turner.

Falling

This debut psychological thriller from former police psychologist Emma Kavanagh is stunning indeed. An engaging and exciting novel. This novel is brilliantly executed, it is a confident debut written by an extremely talented writer… The characters are incredibly well written and the nuances of life, grief and marriage are all well observed by the eye of a very adept writer. The story itself is thoroughly engaging, drawing you in and making the book unputdownable... This is a crime thriller that belongs on the same shelf as Nicci French. It is high praise indeed, but well deserved.

Frost Magazine

A very impressive debut.

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