The Wolf Hunt

A meditation on paranoia and belonging. Gundar-Goshen, a clinical psychologist and author of the acclaimed Waking Lions and Liar, shows how a tragedy exposes problems in seemingly happy lives. She is adept at drawing out the fragility of identity * Financial Times *
The Wolf Hunt succeeds thanks to the sheer strength and complexity of Lilach's fraught, acutely self-critical character, racked by the competing demands of motherhood and morality... lithe, observant prose * Literary Review *
Psychology graduate Gundar-Goshen ensnares her characters in some heart-stopping moral dilemmas in this sharp, compassionate tale of race, identity and a mother's dark fears * Mail on Sunday *
It's not every day a writer like this comes our way * Guardian *
There is a heartbreaking timeliness about this powerful and disturbing thriller -- Christena Appleyard * Daily Mail *
Gundar-Goshen does an excellent job in setting up the privilege and paranoia in her character's lives as their lives slowly unravel * Marie-Claire, Best Books of 2023 *
A rich and beautiful exploration of a mother's love for her son, perfectly disguised as a gripping thriller. Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is an incredibly gifted writer -- Sarah J Naughton, author of 'The Mothers'
Grips instantly with its ingenious interweaving of plot and character, keeping the reader guessing and second-guessing throughout. Who is the victim and who is the perpetrator? Hurls you into the frantic imagination of the mother of a male teen where you discover an explosive mix of social manifesto, paranoid political thriller and heartbreaking love story. I'm not sure I could breathe until the last page -- Devorah Baum, author of 'On Marriage'
Flawed but relatable characters and off-the-charts emotional intensity with a sharply evoked Israeli cultural perspective * Kirkus Reviews *
[The Wolf Hunt] reaches out and wraps itself around the issues - parenting, antisemitism, masculinity - and exemplifies them in character and dialogue. * Observer *
Gundar-Goshen is interested in examining the messy grey areas between right and wrong, good and bad, victim and perpetrator * Financial Times *
Unsparing in its explorations of parenting, antisemitism and masculinity * FT Books of the Year *
The manipulation of tension here is exquisite * Strong Words *
As focused as we are on protecting our children, The Wolf Hunt questions our certainties about who and what we want to protect them from * The Spectator *
Amazing and utterly gripping -- Mariella Frostrup * Times Radio *
A moral mystery for the thinking reader * Financial Times on Liar *
Deliciously enticing... a plot that thrills at every twist and turn * Irish Times on Liar *
Gundar-Goshen is adept at instilling emotional depth into a thriller plot * New York Times on Waking Lions *
A classy, suspenseful tale... shine[s] a penetrating light into the dark corners of our safe lives * The Times on Waking Lions *
This is storytelling that feels instinctive... both moving and satisfying * Guardian on One Night, Markovitch *
Wry, ironically tinged and poignant * Sunday Telegraph on One Night, Markovitch *
Gundar-Goshen carefully peels back her plot like an onion . . . I loved the novel * Jewish Chronicle *
A real slow-burn thriller... Hitchcockian in its scope... the ending is as satisfying as it is unexpected * The Crack Magazine *
This book goes straight for the jugular in a style that strips bare the narrator's soul. The dialogue conforms, matched to every finely drawn character. The Wolf Hunt is an exposé of abuse from racism to patriarchism; it's noble and devious, heart-warming, and cold as a glacier * Shots Mag *