“Reginald Hill…turns a contemporary crime of greed into a timeless morality tale….Hill’s storytelling is its own delight, a fun house of shifting timelines and multiple perspectives.” — New York Times Book Review
“Evokes the spirit of storytellers from Dumas and Dickens to Jeffery Deaver and Jeffrey Archer.” — Wall Street Journal on The Woodcutter
“Devilishly clever British crime writer….A nifty plotter who switches points of view and locales often enough to keep the tension on the upswing.” — Chicago Tribune on The Woodcutter
“Vivid characters, an intricately constructed but nimble narrative…and enough tasty crumbs of information to lure us deeper and deeper into a fairy tale that has gone horribly wrong.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch on The Woodcutter
“[A] tour de force.” — People magazine on The Woodcutter
“Sly, enchanting…[with] strong characters that complement the fast-paced, unpredictable plot.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
‘There’s nothing drab about this dark and compelling novel.” — Kirkus Reviews on The Woodcutter
“He’s lost none of his sardonic wit, punch and complexity… The result is an epic, unbeatable mystery.” — Financial Times
“Another gem from the creator of Dalziel and Pascoe. Rich characterisation, sparkling dialogue and wry humour flavour the text. . . . Verdict: exquisite” — Herald Sun (Australia)
“An outstanding novel of force and beauty.” — The Times (London)
“There is something of the fairytale about The Woodcutter, a big, fat mystery which has the enduring power of a myth. . . . The heights of the Dalziel & Pascoe series aside, Hill has never written a better book.” — The Evening Standard (London)
“Hill’s plotting…is brilliant, the jokes first-rate, the prose supple: it’s his humble awe at the power of the English language that enables him to be a minor master of it.” — Daily Telegraph (London)
“A consummate yarn spinner, Hill draws on myth and metaphor to embroider this tightly crafted tale.” — The Age (Melbourne)
“His storytelling is always bewitching, his turns of phrase wonderful. . . . The Woodcutter is as much literary as crime novel, but always a page turner.” — Keighley News (England)
“Reginald Hill’s books are as good as crime fiction gets and this one is as good as he gets.” — Literary Review
“Hill combines an edgy tale of betrayal and revenge with the trappings of a modern-day fairy tale in this sly, enchanting stand-alone.” — Publishers Weekly