More Than You Can Say

Torday has an extraordinary gift for making apparent "normality" look sinister and strange * THE TIMES *
Funny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative * THE SCOTSMAN *
MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY is gripping. Torday's simple prose belies an elegantly woven story, full of concepts that you can't help but dwell upon * NEWS OF THE WORLD *
A thrilling read * PRIMA *
A dark thriller scenario, where unlikely events follow hot on the heels of each other to create a hectic narrative * METRO *
Torday's prose whips along in this involving, enjoyable novel * VOGUE *
There are good reasons why Torday has found success, as this novel shows. There's real substance to the characterisation...a keenness to incorporate the dark and the serious...and to engage with contemporary politics and issues. Above all, there's his desire to entertain and to keep his readers turning those pages * GUARDIAN *
Written with confidence and dry humour, it's engaging and funny * BIG ISSUE *
In MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY, Torday darkens things...dealing with subject matters such as terrorism, war and post-traumatic stress disorder * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
Thought-provoking and hugely entertaining * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
In part an intelligent homage to John Buchan, the book is propelled by a thrillerish plot while at the same time making room for an exploration of its unhappy protagonist's life * THE TABLET *
Paul Torday adroitly builds tension in Gaunt's current caper and the unravelling of his life in the past * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Torday keeps the story moving and tightly knit; he writes in detailed, engaging prose * THE SCOTSMAN *
An entertaining book * SPECTATOR *