Stone's Fall

I cannot remember enjoying a book as much as Stone's Fall -- Malcolm Gladwell * Observer *
The assurance and invention with which the novel is written are alike remarkable. Utterly absorbing and a rare delight -- Alan Massie * Scotsman *
Engrossing and intelligent, it's the best sort of page-turner -- Amber Pearson * Daily Mail *
A juicy mystery with lashings of period detail * Daily Telegraph *
The novel is above all a romp, albeit an exceptionally intelligent and entertaining one -- David Robson * Sunday Telegraph *
Absorbing and also timely -- Jessica Mann * Literary Review *
Iain Pears has an uncanny historical sense ... splendid return to the grand 19th-century novel -- Jane Jakeman * Independent *
Fireworks, inventiveness and excitement of part three and a curmudgeonly inventor of torpedoes -- Philippa Stockley * Evening Standard *
An indefatigably clever storyteller...witty, laconic dialogue; a galloping pace, particularly in the first and third narratives; the author's silky, fluid prose; and above all the concluding passages, which detonate a series of surprises as poignant as they are grim -- Daniel Mallory * Times Literary Supplement *
A complex novel of mystery and suspense narrated by three fascinating characters...I thoroughly recommend this title -- Landers Bookshop * Independent on Sunday *