The Betrayers

An impressive novel . . . In unadorned prose, Bezmozgis explores the dynamics of mercy, guilt and repentence

Sunday Times

Ambitious. Bezmozgis is a fine writer

Telegraph

Compelling. Bezmozgis's deft plotting, atmospheric scene-setting and limpid style remain assured. Each page is a gem

Economist

A brave and ambitious novel . . . The Betrayers suggests that Bezmozgis may potentially be one of the most important writers of his generation

Independent

A vivid novel . . . raising questions of integrity, compromise, identity and forgiveness

Guardian

An impressive novel . . . Bezmozgis explores the dynamics of mercy, guilt and repentence

Sunday Times

A taut, slim book with a stately tone that makes it feel much larger . . . For [a] lively topical discussion of what it means to live a moral life, The Betrayers is just what the doctor ordered

Prospect

Brilliant, deft depictions of love, of memory, of compassion - and, ultimately, despite its title, of loyalty

Edith Pearlman, author of Binocular Vision

Taut, fierce, forensically insightful . . . explores the frictions between goodness and kindness, public and private virtue, forgiveness and forgetting. Compulsive and profound

A D Miller, author of Snowdrops

A moral thriller . . . Bezmozgis is a magician

Aleksandar Hemon, author of The Lazarus Project

A compelling tale of reckoning. Bezmozgis is a smart, taut writer . . . His sentences make interesting turns; his dialogue bites; and he brings alive pre-revolutionary Crimea, with its glum post-Soviet citizens and purple Yalta onions for sale by the roadside

Financial Times

Just when we think we've arrived at the heart of the story's moral complexity, Bezmozgis cuts again and lays bare yet another layer . . . one of the foremost writers of his generation

Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk

A work of high moral seriousness dispatched with a gripping elegance . . . Bezmozgis's story of fallen saints and redeemed outcasts is, to put it plainly, the work of a great writer

Joshua Ferris, author of 'To Rise Again at a Decent Hour'

Gripping from the outset, as tightly structured as an intense theatrical experience, this is brilliant writing. Kotler - uncompromising and comprised - is a fascinating, provocative figure

Tom Rob Smith