A Ring of Roses

'Our only current writer who can induce such terror as the Grimm brothers did, and some of the Grimm characters are among the ingredients in this hellbrew of the return of the Black Death.' - Times Literary Supplement

'A splendid example of a gripping narrative that also connects to a real intelligence . . . has [an] original vitality.' - David Hare, Spectator

'A violently exciting modern suspense story.' - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Best of recent intrigue-thrillers' - Anthony Boucher, New York...