Casey is fierce, obsessive and brilliant. Watt, herself an investigative journalist, provides a daunting insight into what the job entails as Casey blackmails and tricks her way to the truth

Alison Flood, Observer, Thrillers of the Month

No second album syndrome for Watt; her follow-up to her debut is just as vivid and packed with journalistic lore, and just as adroit in mixing pulsating derring-do with painstaking detective work

Sunday Times

Utterly convincing ... Watt is also an expert at ratcheting up the suspense ... A superbly crafted sequel in what one hopes will be a long running series

The Times, Thriller of the Month

Heart-stoppingly exciting

i

A compelling thriller that also raises real-world questions about the cost of human lives and what it means to be responsible for one another

Stylist

More than lives up to its promise ... With plenty of action and lots of suspense, The Dead Line is hard-hitting, authentic and, sadly, all too relevant

Laura Wilson, Guardian, Thrillers of the Month