Only We Know

The power of Only We Know lies in the slow illumination of how, under their flimsy cloaks of adulthood, Katie and Nick and Luke are still the traumatised children of a long-ago day by a river, frozen in time by one event. It raises fascinating questions about who we are at heart, about the degree to which damage and guilt can shape our natures, and about whether - and how - we can be redeemed

Tana French

Only We Know builds handsomely on the promise of The Boy That Never Was, plausibly and hauntingly exploring the extent to which guilt, shame and secrecy can shape, define and eventually destroy lives

Declan Burke, Irish Times

This is an intense and subtle story with some wonderfully poetic passages and a character driven plot which becomes more compelling as the sense of momentum gathers and the true version of events is slowly revealed. Gripping stuff

Sunday Mirror

Don't be surprised if you devour Only We Know in one sitting

Crime Fiction Lovers

The book is beautifully written, with just the right balance of teasing the reader with clues and hitting them with revelations

Best Crime Fiction of 2015, Telegraph

Praise for The Boy That Never Was

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I shot through this in one sitting. Like Gone Girl . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages

Evening Standard

Stunning

Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club

A truly remarkable novel. The Boy That Never Was is a pitch-perfect balance of driving plot and honest, complex human emotion. Written in a captivating, lyrical style and brilliantly structured, the story grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go

Jeffrey Deaver

Beautifully written, tense and twisty tale

Sunday Mirror

Gripping from its dramatic opening chapter, this tense, unpredictable novel blends a thriller with an intimate family story to produce a most compelling read

John Boyne

Only We Know builds handsomely on the promise of The Boy That Never Was (2014), plausibly and hauntingly exploring the extent to which guilt, shame and secrecy can shape, define and eventually destroy lives

Don't be surprised if you devour ONLY WE KNOW in one sitting

The book is beautifully written, with just the right balance of teasing the reader with clues and hitting them with revelations

The power of Only We Know lies in the slow illumination of how, under their flimsy cloaks of adulthood, Katie and Nick and Luke are still the traumatised children of a long-ago day by a river, frozen in time by one event. It raises fascinating questions about who we are at heart, about the degree to which damage and guilt can shape our natures, and about whether - and how - we can be redeemed

This is an intense and subtle story with some wonderfully poetic passages and a character driven plot which becomes more compelling as the sense of momentum gathers and the true version of events is slowly revealed. Gripping stuff