A Killing Winter: An Inspector Akyl Borubaev Thriller (1) - Softcover

A Killing Winter is a highly accomplished debut . . . Tom Callaghan is a name to watch. (Promoting Crime Fiction)

A Killing Winter is a brilliant debut, and an early contender for one of my top reads of the year I feel (Raven Crime Reads)

His [Tom Callaghan's] descriptions are wonderful - sickeningly so in fact . . . an impressive debut. (The Book Bag)

It's brutal but not cynical; you feel it. It's a hugely impressive debut; atmospheric and stirring (Killing Time Crime)

his [Tom Callaghan's] gloomy atmospheric portrait convinces and he writes with style and panache . . . A lively story and a riveting glimpse of an unknown society (The Times)

This is a thrilling, intense debut from a powerfully descriptive writer (The Daily Express)

[A Killing Winter's] portrait of people trying to eke out a living in this former Soviet Union is unforgettable (Sunday Times)

Ticks all the boxes of plot, setting and character. It's definitely worth trying. (The Crime Warp)

Callaghan is a hell of a writer, with a tremendous sense of pace and an arch ear for juicy dialogue, and the pages flies by. (Crime Thriller Fella)

This is a wonderful book . . . the narrative is savage yet at the same time beautifully crafted . . . A Killing Winter satisfies on so many levels (Milo Rambles)