Sam Hurcom
Reviews
"An intriguing debut."
The Times - A Shadow on the Lens
"A promising debut - gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark."
The Guardian - A Shadow on the Lens
"This is crime thriller and gothic grotesque at its very best."
The Lancashire Post - Letters from the Dead
"A sparkling debut from a name to watch. Hurcom expertly weaves a tale of claustrophobic suspicion set in a Welsh village a few miles from Cardiff - but so inward-looking and insular you might as well be in another world. This is top notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A gorgeous book and a riveting tale."
David Young (Author) - A Shadow on the Lens
"Wonderfully dark and creepy...I find it hard to believe this is Hurcom's first novel. It's creepy, disturbing, eerie, dark, spine-chilling and macabre in every way that a Gothic thriller should be. It will make you uneasy - but you won't want to put it down. There is a clever and quite brilliant final twist."
Crime Review - A Shadow on the Lens
"Smalltown paranoia, local superstition and a host of unsavoury characters come together to create a gothic murder mystery with a healthy dose of horror that will add a cold, creeping uneasiness to your thoughts when you go to bed at night. Well researched and superbly paced, there’s a touch of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Sam Hurcom."
Buzz Magazine - A Shadow on the Lens