Seething Lane

Praise for Jack Jewers

• Sunday Times Pick of the Month
• The Independent Book of the Month
• The Londonist Pick of the Week
  
• The Critic Book of the Month
• "A lively tale of adventure and intrigue, rich in period detail." - The Times
  
• “A thoroughly enjoyable historical thriller… great fun.” - The Mail on Sunday
• "Hard to imagine Samuel Pepys being any more interesting than he already was, but Jack Jewers has done it for him, imaginatively, brilliantly, convincingly, in the now plural (praise be!) Samuel Pepys Mysteries." - Rev. Richard Coles
• “Book of the week… a fine Londony thriller to get stuck into." - The Londonist
• "A thoroughly enjoyable historical thriller... great fun." - The Mail on Sunday
• "Jewers' reimagining of Pepys as sleuth in the heady days of the Restoration is a blinder - what's not to like? Palace intrigue, the roar of the greasepaint and our Samuel's eye for detail. A wonderful combo artfully reimagined." - Jasper Fforde
• "One of the very best novels which brings the past to life." - The Sunday Times
• "Book of the month... A zestful imagining of the lost late memoirs of one of Britain's great historical chronicles." - The Independent
• "A thrilling and atmospheric historical adventure which brilliantly reimagines infamous diarist Samuel Pepys and conjures up the world of London theatre in 1670." - Anna Mazzola
• "Wonderfully researched and rich in period detail, Seething Lane is absorbing and moving, as both a crime novel and as a portrait of the times." -- Philip Gwynne Jones
• “Bustles with life… a beautifully-drawn page-turning murder mystery." - The Reviews Hub
• "A real treat... totally absorbing, rich in detail and full of intrigue, making for a fascinating, menacing and thrilling read." - Writing.ie
• “Colourful." - The Financial Times
• “Book of the month… really well-written." - The Critic
• “Leaps from the page… captivating." - The Sunday Post
• "One of the best historical fiction books of the year." - The Times
• "A joy - compelling, exciting, moving and like all the best murder-mysteries, with enough twists and turns to keep the reading guessing to the very end." - James Holland
• "Swashbuckling action-packed drama." - Woman and Home
• "A splendid adventure with the promise of more to come." - The Financial Times
• "The genius of Samuel Pepys brilliantly channeled by the genius of Jack Jewers in an exciting, heartfelt 17th century adventure."- Greg Mosse
• "A page-turning crime thriller." - The Sunday Independent
• "An intriguing historical reimagining. Fascinating.” - Yours Magazine
• "A criminally good read you’ll want to curl up with this month." - That's Life
• “Plenty of skullduggery, violence and religious fervour… a rollicking read.” - Country Life
• "An action-packed, thoroughly entertaining read, full of adventure and amazing historical detail." - My Weekly
• "An engaging summer read." - Country Life Magazine
• "A cleverly constructed, superbly written murder mystery." - West End Best Friend
• "An immersive, enjoyably witty novel... Jewers does a terrific job of making history accessible." - Read About Stuff
• "Evocative." - Crime Monthly
• "A gripping new mystery." - My Weekly