'A Lonely Man is a remarkable debut; an accomplished and intricately plotted story that manages to be both thrilling and deeply considered.' – Jon McGregor

'A delicate snare of a novel, and by the time you realize that the characters are trapped in a lethal game, you are also trapped and powerless to resist its hold.' – Brandon Taylor

'A taut, graceful literary thriller, in which domesticity is as riveting as the threat of criminal entanglement.' – Megan Hunter

'A Lonely Man entrances with its ingenious structure, haunting mood of paranoia and intrigue, and games of literature and violence played out in a seductively rendered Berlin. I savoured every page.' – Rob Doyle

'One of those rare books that’s as entertaining as it is perceptive, a page-turner with exacting syntax and emotional heft.' – Catherine Lacey

'A tense and taut work that’s utterly European, and all the better for it.’ – Benjamin Myers