The Poison Tree

Mirror 'With forensic attention to detail, this mystery is all-consumingly addictive.' -- Easy Living 'A brilliant new voice in crime fiction ... Kelly expertly builds up the suspense ... Extremely accomplished - Kelly creates an atmosphere as claustrophobic as a summer commute, which permeates the narrative and keeps the reader hooked.' -- Stylist A tense, twisting thriller ... Atmospheric and gripping, it will keep you guessing to the end -- Cosmopolitan A very English take on the foibles and failings of humanity permeates The Poison Tree, a remarkable debut by Erin Kelly. -- Peter Millar, The Times 'The dark world of psychological thrillers has a bright new voice ... [a] twisted, brooding, creepy debut.' -- Daily Mirror 'Erin Kelly's gravely elegant style masks an arch talent for misdirection that allows her to spring several satisfyingly long-fused surprises.' -- Daily Telegraph Will appeal to fans of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca and Donna Tartt's The Secret History ... a rich and satisfying pleasure. -- USA Today Terrific ... a compelling creeper that intelligently invokes the conventions of the Gothic and plays within the doom-laden confines of the voice-over. More please, Ms. Kelly! Quickly! -- Washington Post 'A finely written debut novel.' -- Mail on Sunday 'A tense, twisting thriller ... Atmospheric and gripping, it will keep you guessing to the end.' -- Cosmopolitan A finely written debut novel -- Mail on Sunday In her compelling debut, Erin Kelly evokes the brooding atmosphere of Rebecca, in a contemporary and completely convincing novel of tangled family desires. -- Sara Paretsky 'A psychological thriller that will give you chills.' -- Red 'A gripping debut, this thriller has a creeping sense of unease.' -- Bella 'An author with an eye for the truly creepy.' -- Independent on Sunday, Books of the Year 'The writing is elegant, atmospheric and sophisticated.' -- Sophie Hannah 'This taut psychological thriller from new author Erin Kelly has unexpected twists and turns until the very last page.' -- Now 'THE POISON TREE has a nicely claustrophobic cape wrapped round it ... the novel's a clever tease, the pay-off more than worth it' -- Time Out Tense and menacing right from page one, filled with foreboding and a terrible sense of the inevitable... I expect the author to go far. -- Bookseller A shadowy, impeccably told tale of passion, friendship and murder. -- Marie Claire 'A really great read' -- Good Housekeeping 'Tense to the end' -- Woman & Home Tense to the end -- Woman and Home A psychological thriller that will give you chills -- Red 'Gripping ... you won't put it down' -- Look 'An enjoyable excursion into territory first colonised by Barbara Vine' -- Literary Review A wonderfully tense and foreboding thriller that is at the same time a clever, considered study of desire and a good old-fashioned page-turner -- Psychologies Weaving tangled webs, this is a gripping psychological thriller with believable characters and a fine sense of time and place. It will keep you intrigued from the menacing prologue to the defiant ending. -- Choice 'I loved it ... really spooky.' -- Alexandra Heminsley, BBC 6 Music 'Terrifically vivid, beautifully written' -- www.crimesquad.com THE POISON TREE has a nicely claustrophobic cape wrapped round it ... the novel's a clever tease, the pay-off more than worth it. -- Time Out With forensic attention to detail, this mystery is all-consumingly addictive. -- Easy Living 'Weaving tangled webs, this is a gripping psychological thriller with believable characters and a fine sense of time and place. It will keep you intrigued from the menacing prologue to the defiant ending.' -- Choice 'Meticulous and evocative detail does not hold up the impetus of the narrative ... a most absorbing read.' -- www.shotsmag.co.uk An enjoyable excursion into territory first colonised by Barbara Vine. -- Literary Review Gripping ... you won't put it down. -- Look 'I suggest you grab a coffee, silent the phone and get comfy as you're not going to want to put this book done. It's that good ... A creative, tense, gripping debut novel, and a must read.' -- www.bookrabbit.co.uk 'In her compelling debut, Erin Kelly evokes the brooding atmosphere of Rebecca, in a contemporary and completely convincing novel of tangled family desires.' -- Sara Paretsky Meticulous and evocative detail does not hold up the impetus of the narrative ... a most absorbing read. -- www.shotsmag.co.uk I suggest you grab a coffee, silent the phone and get comfy as you're not going to want to put this book done. It's that good ... A creative, tense, gripping debut novel, and a must read. -- www.bookrabbit.com 'Tense and menacing right from page one, filled with foreboding and a terrible sense of the inevitable. Kelly builds a feeling of claustrophobia and of seemingly ordinary people driven to do extraordinary things. It's a gripping psychological thrill ... and I expect the author to go far.' -- Bookseller Kelly blends Gothic tropes with those of the crime novel, and her deployment of a rambling old house as the scene of Karen's gradual immersion in an inotoxicatingly different world, combined with the literary flourishes of her prose, is reminiscent of Tana French. A writer with a keen eye for descriptive detail, Kelly neatly fleshes out her setting and characters ... THE POISON TREE is a rewarding and enjoyable experience. -- The Irish Times 'Terrific' -- Judy Finnigan 'Kelly blends Gothic tropes with those of the crime novel, and her deployment of a rambling old house as the scene of Karen's gradual immersion in an inotoxicatingly different world, combined with the literary flourishes of her prose, is reminiscent of Tana French. A writer with a keen eye for descriptive detail, Kelly neatly fleshes out her setting and characters ... THE POISON TREE is a rewarding and enjoyable experience' -- Irish Times 'A really engrossing and suspenseful novel that gripped me throughout.' -- http://crimeandpublishing.com '[An] extraordinary debut novel.' -- Richard Madeley