The first in a fine new series . . . Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre - New York Times

Told with black humour and great narrative brio - The Sunday Times

Witty and enjoyable, Boris Dralyuk's translation is playful and subtle . . . It promises rich storytelling in future instalments - Telegraph

Translated from the Russian by poet Boris Dralyuk, Kurkov's prose is brisk but capacious, with a quiet flair . . . And though it is clear-eyed in its depiction of war's sheer senselessness, The Silver Bone has an unusual poetic lightness too - Financial Times

A delightfully dark novel - refreshing, unique, comical - Historical Novel Society

Original and intriguing. Relocates the historical crime novel somewhere between Kafka and The Twilight Zone -- Frank Tallis, author of the Liebermann Papers (Vienna Blood)

Rich and compulsive, a modern classic in the making -- Anna Bailey

A Kyiv torn to pieces by WWI provides the backdrop for this fascinating series launch . . . With its earthy prose and stunning attention to detail, this stands apart - Publishers Weekly

Wildly enjoyable . . . A glorious aural portrait of a city in dangerous flux . . . I finished The Silver Bone wishing to read more - Guardian

A masterpiece - The Lady