'I expected a heart-stopping, thought-provoking thriller from McGilloway, because he always delivers, but by getting inside the head of a vulnerable single mother he shows what a great writer he is.'

'The One You Least Suspect is Brian McGilloway's finest achievement, in a career not short of highlights. An exceptional thriller by an exceptional writer. I devoured it.'

'A one-sitting read, brimming with tension, The One You Least Suspect kept me at the edge of my seat from the intriguing opening to the nail-biting end. What a book, one of the best I've read this year. Outstanding.'

'One of the finest crime writers . . . McGilloway is a genius.'

'Pacey, action and tension-filled, this is a propulsive read from start to finish.'

'Gritty, heartstopping, compulsive reading, I raced through every page. The One You Least Suspect will keep you up, and not let you go until the last very page.'

'Truly an edge-of-your-seat book. It is an extraordinary novel full of tension, violence, emotion, and gasp-out-loud moments. Needless to say I loved it.'

'The One You Least Suspect cements [Brian McGilloway's] place as one of the finest - if not the finest - crime writer in this place we call home . . . Brian has crafted a superb thriller which asks questions about right and wrong, good and bad and what to do when you are placed in an impossible position . . . It's truly a gripping and compulsive read.'

'My heart hasn't stopped hammering since I started this book . . . McGilloway has written a thriller like a deadly game of chess. I held my breath for the last fifty pages. It's an incredible book.'

“suffocatingly claustrophobic… The very best crime fiction speaks about the everyday world we wish we could ignore; The One You Least Suspect speaks with the quiet authority of truth.”

"An utterly believable and breathlessly exciting examination of the distrust and suspicion that still permeates post-Good Friday Agreement life in the North from the pen of a true master of Ulster noir crime fiction.”

“McGilloway writes beautifully… Every word of this sad, violent tale is believable.”

'McGiloway is a masterful mystery writer and his storytelling is such an easy pleasure. Beneath the pacy storyline are acutely insightful observations into everyday life in post-Good Friday Northern Ireland.'

'This nail-biting thriller explores the fine line between justice and revenge and it’s a novel which will be remembered long after you finish it — it’s a triumph.'

'A heart-stopping story of criminality and corruption'