Danny Leigh

This is not a thriller like Mr Leigh's second novel, the "Monsters of Grammercy Park", but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is darkly comic in the British style although the story takes place in a US city. Matthew Viss works at a concierge service called "The Greatest Gift" and he will do almost anything to help his clients. His life is , however, spiraling out of control, his obsessions gaining the upper hand. The story is told in a comic deadpan style reminding me of Nick Hornby and David Lodge.
I am hoping for more novels by this young writer.… (más)

I was swept away by this amazing pyschological thriller. It took me three evenings to read it and I was practically sleepwalking during the day thinking about it.. Lizbeth Green is a mystery and crime writer who is writing a book about imprisoned New York gang lord Wilson Velez. Her interviews with him become a deadly game of cat and mouse. Is he a broken and harmless man after 5 years in solitary or is he a cold and manipulative killer who is putting her life in danger?
Kate Atkinson recommends this book on the back cover saying, "I absolutely loved it .....Definitely one of my favourite books of the year".
I agree with her. The atmosphere of a high security prison and the life of Velez imprisoned in a steel box for 5 years are described in chilling detail. Ms Green has monsters from her own past and her personal life is spiralling out of control as she attempts to revive her failing career with this new book.
Highly recommended.… (más)