The Orpheus Descent

'Tom Harper has been writing elaborate thrillers that marry ironclad narrative skills with some of the most elegantly understated writing in the field; he's the thinking person's Dan Brown. Actually, Harper deserves the latter's success -- and more, as Harper is comfortably the better writer.' Barry Forshaw, author of The Rough Guide to Crime Writing.

'Tom Harper has been writing elaborate thrillers that marry ironclad narrative skills with some of the most elegantly understated writing in the field; he's the thinking person's Dan Brown. Actually, Harper deserves the latter's success -- and more, as Harper is comfortably the better writer.' -- Barry Forshaw, author of The Rough Guide to Crime Writing. 'Harper effortlessly draws the reader into an unfamiliar time, bringing alive the characters and their motivations' -- Publisher's Weekly