Grief Encounters
Publishing News
"Delight in Pawsons trademark dark humour and evocative Yorkshire setting."
Shooting Elvis
York Evening Press
"Brilliant stuff.... If you've not read Pawson before, shame on you."
Shotsmag.co.uk
"Pawson's knowledge of police procedure and forensics is unrivalled.... This novel goes down like a good malt."
Over the Edge
Iloveamystery.com
"Atmospheric, literate, at times grim, occasionally funny, and as always, a brilliantly taut and riveting read. Very highly recommended. "
Morning Star
"This series becomes more enjoyable with each book. "
Limestone Cowboy
Yorkshire Evening Post
"Enough to satisfy the most ardent lover of crime fiction...... Pawson writes with a vigor and a warmth that few can match. "
Laughing Boy
Sherlock Magazine
"Totally engrossing. A classic whodunit with the best bit of misdirection I've seen since Agatha Christie. A truly brilliant book, but don't start reading it in the evening or you'll never get to bed."
The Independent on Sunday
"Perfect for a long winter afternoon with the rain beating down on the window."
Chill Factor
Good Book Guide
"A fast-paced, tense thriller, written by a true master."
H.R.F. Keating
"Chill Factor kept me gripped and eagerly reading from first page to last."
Some by Fire
The Poisoned Pen (USA)
"What a lovely book this is, cheeky, fast moving, with a sleuth who lightens his dark work with wit. Pawson writes matter-of-factly about some real yobs and yo-yos that makes them more horrifying than the fulsome approach."
Deadly Friends
Hull Daily Mail
"....it is only a matter of time before coach companies are running trips to 'Charlie Priest country.' This is a particularly crowded genre, but when the writing is as good as this there is always room for one more."
Last Reminder
Crime Time
"There aren't many writers who can make you laugh out loud and have you on the brink of tears in the space of a few pages. You can pick this up with confidence and gleeful anticipation."
The Judas Sheep
Publishing News
"The complex tale is well-rooted in the countryside and towns of South Yorkshire. An earthy and intellectual detective, Charlie Priest could well become for Yorkshire what Wycliffe is for Cornwall."
The Mushroom Man
H.R.F. Keating
"I didn't know what treats were out there for me. [You] get things so right, from police station repartee to believable sexual tension"
Yorkshire Post
"Pawson's excellent debut, The Picasso Scam, is actually bettered in his second work. Charlie Priest, a sort of Yorkshire Inspector Morse, is a likeable hero. There is plenty of flair in the plot and it all gels magnificently."
The Picasso Scam
The Birmingham Post
"It's a good tale: Pawson is very much an author to keep one's eye on in the future."