'Smith can make tension rise through the page like a shark's fin'

– Independent

'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe'

– Val McDermid

‘Cleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it’

– Kate Furnivall, author of 'The Liberation'

‘Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream'

– Mail on Sunday

'The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity – a literary triumph'

– David Young, bestselling author of 'Stasi Child'

'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary'

– Guardian

'Brilliant…enough enigmas within enigmas within enigmas to reel the mind'

– The New Yorker

'Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph'

– Sunday Times