‘a marvellous set of unsavoury suspects ...  good, nasty fun with a ring of truth.’
(MAIL ON SUNDAY - ‘THRILLER OF THE WEEK’)

 ‘raunchy goings-on at fictional festival Mold-onWold ... a rollicking read’
(EVENING STANDARD)

‘a wicked send-up of literary festivals ... a crime novel with a cute concept’
(INDEPENDENT)

‘A very engaging literary romp’
(SYDNEY MORNING HERALD)

‘And don’t miss The Festival Murders ... an old-fashioned murder mystery with ...neatly disguised clues ... and a satisfyingly unexpected culprit’
(LITERARY REVIEW)

‘This has been quite the year for thinly disguised literary romans-à-clef, with Mark McCrum’s novel causing gossip in literary circles’
(INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY)

The book was also chosen for The Independent on Sunday’s ‘ALTERNATIVE BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST.’