Long Way Home

I'm a great fan of debut novels and it's rare to come across one so carefully crafted. Eva writes with faultless plotting and attention to detail. The characters - particularly DI Zigic and DS Ferreira - were so well-drawn I felt at the end like I knew them personally

Mari Hannah

Long Way Home is a truly exceptional debut crime novel, a perceptive, smart and harrowing look at modern England. Written with great skill, confidence and originality, it feels like a game-changer for twenty-first century British crime fiction

Doug Johnstone, author of Smokeheads and Hit and Run

Eva Dolan’s stunning novel is a gritty and unflinching look into a seedy, violent world that most of us would rather pretend never existed. In DI Zigic and DS Fereira, Dolan has created two authentic and intriguing characters

Howard Linskey, author of The Drop and The Damage

Crisp and intelligent writing, strong characters, a great mystery and an engaging style. From the first page, I knew I was in safe hands

Dan Smith, author of The Child Thief and Red Winter

An assured and compelling debut that brings multi-cultural Britain vividly to life. I feel I know Zigic and Ferreira, the protagonists of this terrific novel, and look forward to their next outing. I hope I don’t have to wait too long

Craig Roberston, author of Random and Witness the Dead

A stunning debut... The subject matter is fascinating, the execution of it is a joy to read

James Oswald, author of Natural Causes, the winner of the Richard and Judy 2013 Summer Book Club

Long Way Home is one of the strongest debut novels I've read in a long time. Beautifully written and imagined, Dolan renders a previously hidden world alive with compelling detail. Original and gripping, compassionate and salutary, you won't want to stop reading until the final page

Stav Sherez, author of A Dark Redemption

A pacy, twisty, compelling and addictive crime thriller - but it's so much more besides. For me, the best experiences in literature are those that take you somewhere you don't know; to people and places you have never encountered. I was hoping for a rattling good page-turner. I wasn't expecting anything quite so profound

Kevin Sampson

Cool, confident and classy, Eva Dolan's LONG WAY HOME is a stand out debut that combines intelligent, issue-led crime fiction with a vivid prose style, a compelling plot and a detective duo to root for. Dolan provides a fresh and fascinating insight into a little-known aspect of Modern Britain, and I can't wait to read more of DI Zigic and DS Ferreira in future books

Chris Ewan

Long Way Home gave me that tingle of excitement that only happens rarely, the feeling I got when I first read George Pelecanos and Dennis Lehane - the combination of brilliant writing, a thrilling plot and social heart. I genuinely think it's one of the best debuts I've ever read

Mark Edwards

Eva Dolan is the real deal. Plenty of contemporary British crime writers claim to write about the real world but in Dolan's brave, brilliant debut she nails it completely. The Daily Mail will hate it. I loved it.

Martyn Waites

An absorbing debut detective series. The burnt body of a migrant worker is found and it's up to DI Zigic and DS Ferreira to find out the truth. We loved it – keep an eye out for this author!

Essentials

Impressive...the clever plot illuminates the social issues and personal despair that often accompany immigration to cities already suffering financial stress

Marcel Berlins, The Times

A novel set in Peterborough might not be the most tempting of premises, but this is worth your time detective duo Zigic and Ferreira, Dolan has created two engaging characters. The first of a series, this is a promising debut that pulls no punches

Shortlist

A new author to watch... This debut is so impressive

Matt Thorne, Sunday Express

With such compelling characters, Dolan breathes new life into the police procedural novel and marks herself out as an exciting writer to watch

UK Press Syndication

A brilliant introduction to a new crime series… The plot is tight, the anger righteous and the action thrilling

Paul Connolly, Metro

Perceptive and intelligent, with the ring of authenticity

Laura Wilson, Guardian

Dolan's a terrific new talent, and I can't wait to be kept awake by her next novel

Kate Saunders, Saga

An absorbing, provocative tale… This is an exceptional debut

Irish Times

Eva Dolan’s debut novel in the increasingly crowded world of crime fiction deserves a little stand-out time… A highly effective and meaty crime novel…complete with twists and turns that genuinely take you by surprise

Glasgow Sunday Herald

A great read, a real page turner and a very satisfactory ending

Jeremy Ransome, Spalding Guardian

Thrilling, original, so contemporary it feels as if it was written next year. Brilliant

Denise Mina

A brilliant introduction to a new crime series... The plot is tight, the anger righteous, and the action thrilling

Metro

The modern scourge of people-trafficking is brilliantly described in this ingenious and compassionate novel

Sunday Times

A promising debut that pulls no punches

Sunday Mirror

An engaging debut... Assured and delicately written, Dolan paints a nuanced portrait of a detective and a city

Daily Mail

Eva Dolan's writing is snappy, confident and sharp as a blade, with a storytelling style that bubbles and fizzes

Crime Fiction Lover

An impressive series debut, and the next book will be eagerly awaited

Good Book Guide

Raw and real start to a new series

Sarah Hilary, Red Online

What could be standard police procedural stands out for its excellent character work and the timely way it deals with hot-button political topics dominating the headlines

Herald

The plot is tight, the anger righteous but not worthy, and the action thrilling. Happily she has a new novel out next year

Metro

Well paced and packed with some genuinely surprising twists and turns, not to mention a sneaky red herring or two…, the book will definitely keep your interest piqued to the end

Cambridge News

[An] excellent debut, where Eva pulls off the impressive feat of having her characters sound and feel like real human beings... There are genuine moments of peril, darkness, and humour here

Stuart MacBride

Gripping…Excellent book.

Dorothy Flaxman, Nudge

An assured and compelling debut that brings multi-cultural Britain vividly to life. I feel I know Zigic and Ferreira, the protagonists of this terrific novel, and look forward to their next outing. I hope I don’t have to wait too long

Craig Roberston, author of Random and Witness the Dead