The Garden of Angels

Sensitively written, with a tremendous late twist, The Garden of Angels is above all a superlative re-creation of time and aqueous place * * The Times * *
The plot is strong, tense and intricate with an unexpected twist in the tail, and the sense of place is haunting and powerful, but the abiding strength is in the characterisation . . . You may feel that we are sated with novels about occupied Europe in WW2, but don't miss this one * * Historical Novel Society * *
I can thoroughly recommend this book . . . it has a strong message about fascism and about what happens to a country when people not only support and encourage it but also stand by and do nothing; are complicit in their silence. Masterful impassioned writing -- RICHARD ARMITAGE
Vivid and compelling, The Garden of Angels is at once a richly wrought thriller set in WWII Venice and a powerful exploration of the grey areas in which we live in times of fear and oppression -- SARAH PINBOROUGH
Gripping and powerful, The Garden of Angels richly evokes the tension and threat of Nazi-occupied Venice. A moving and important novel -- TESS GERRITSEN
If you only read one book this year, read this one. Its essential truth about what happened in WWII and about what is happening now will both chill and inspire you. It's also a damn good story featuring fantastic characters - one of which is Venice herself -- BARBARA NADEL
With a gallery of wonderful characters on both sides of the fence and never flinching from the atrocities committed by all parties, this is a gripping tale of pathos and heroism with a wonderful final twist that raises the book to a whole other level -- MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI * * Crimetime * *
Readers [will be] gasping in surprise, and Hewson expertly balances tense action and thoughtful emotion * * Publishers Weekly * *