A Good Man

Ani Katz is a brilliant writer. I sat down to read A Good Man and didn’t move until I’d finished it. This is a spellbinding work of psychologically potent art. I can’t wait to read what she does next. I loved this book.

Caroline Kepnes, author of You

Profoundly disturbing and deeply unsettling … Richly drawn and laced through with dread, this bold novel is an unflinching examination of what it means to be a man, and how easily a man can become a monster.

Kathleen Barber, author of Are You Sleeping

Gripping, sly, and ferociously intelligent. I couldn't put it down.

Jennifer duBois, author of The Spectators

Ani Katz’s debut is a gorgeously written, profound examination of contemporary masculinity and its potentially lethal side effects.

Laura Sims, author of Looker

[A] powerful and unsettling debut ... Producesin the reader a sense of foreboding that builds with ever-increasing intensity to the inevitable and brutal climax … Katz is in full control of mood and pacing. [A] masterly first novel.

Publisher's Weekly

As she expertly builds a growing sense of dread, Katz creates an unsettling atmosphere of paranoia, fear, and rage … This is the sort of relentless novel you can't put down even when you're afraid to read what happens next. An unnerving and absorbing exploration of modern masculinity and how the seeds of violence are sown.

Kirkus

Katz draws a life in its most delicate lines, then destroys it. And this is a story you won't forget.

Nico Walker, author of Cherry

Surprising, daring, and thrilling to read.

Flynn Berry, author of A Double Life

A Good Man slinks into the dark heart of a ripped-from-the-headlines crime fueled by toxic masculinity. As in Leila Slimani’s Lullaby, the slow unpeeling – layer by layer – of the conventions of sanity left me breathless, saddened, and spooked.

Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, author of Bittersweet

Think The Shining meets Grey Gardens ... One of the striking things about the book is Thomas’s icky tone, as he constantly romanticises, almost Disneyfies women ... The story slickly slides down its twisting descent. Katz has taken us inside the mind of the sort of man you hear about on the news and wonder about ... Sordidly gripping.

Observer

A striking modern tale of violence, sexual abuse and vindictiveness. Katz’s edgy novel examines a dysfunctional family, a failed relationship and a modern culture in which a violent man can see more to worry about in "invading" phone privacy than in violating a woman’s body.

Independent

Truly gripping … Ani Katz has created an edgy debut with a disturbingly unforgettable ending.

The Skinny

[A]n absorbing tale of shaky domestic balance

SHOTS Magazine

Riveting... An American Psycho for the 21st century... Superior psychological noir.

Daily Mail

[A] dark study of toxic masculinity ... Deeply atmospheric and morbidly compelling, with a near-total commitment to character that suggests a powerful talent … Accomplished.

Guardian

Katz's debut is one that will have readers gripped from the very first words until the last - and a book that will stay with you for a long while afterwards.

Her.ie

[A] smart debut, both compelling and disturbing, delivered with the kind of confidence that makes me keen to see what Katz will come up with next.

A Life in Books Blog

[G]ripping debut … Here’s a page-turner you’ll devour before the week is out

Stylist Daily Newsletter

A razor sharp psychological deconstruction of the motivations, regrets and secrets behind a picture-perfect façade.

The Week

White-knuckle ride

RTE Guide

I really wanted to just press the book into anyone’s hands and say ‘please read this’! [...] An important read

Bookish Chat

Readers hungry for an in-depth study of a man searching for control, power and ownership will find satisfaction in A Good Man. But caveat emptor - this story inevitably hurtles at the end towards a chilling finale

Crime Review

This stellar debut from Ani Katz had us gripped from the beginning.

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