It's a rare debut that has this much polish. Harrowing and horrifying, head and shoulders above most of the competition -- Val McDermid
Sharp, moving and wholly original. Rattle is a breath of fresh air -- Tammy Cohen
A creepy crime debut with shades of Babadook about it . . . I think it will be huge -- Sarah Hilary
Gripping. A total page-turner. A rattling good read -- D E Meredith
Cleverest and creepiest plot I've read in a long time. Left me breathless with fear . . . utterly brilliant -- Michelle Davies
Tearing through RATTLE. It's brilliant! -- Tasha Kavanagh
Original, vivid, stunningly written with a plot that shocks and disturbs from the very first page. Leaves you holding your breath . . . a fantastic read -- Debbie Howells
A chilling and inventive debut -- Simon Beckett
Fast-paced, vivid and confident - you are in the hands of an accomplished storyteller. Not only does it smother with its horror, it startles and uplifts with its humanity -- Julia Crouch
So here's a book to look forward to in 2017 . . . #Rattle by talented Fiona Cummins. Chilling, original and beautifully written. Loved it! -- Amanda Jennings
Taut, menacing and brilliantly written -- Louise Millar
Rattle is such an original thriller; a novel that plumbs the depths of evil yet stuns you with its humanity. The writing is never less than sublime -- Colette McBeth
Amid the outpouring of crime novels centred on missing children, Rattle is up there with the best of them. Fiona Cummins has created an exceptionally creepy psychopathic killer . . . A gem of a scary debut -- Marcel Berlins in The Times
Vividly contrasts the apparent normality of suburbia with the awful truths it can conceal . . . A thriller that is capable of keeping you up all night - and then haunting your dreams. Creepy and accomplished, it is not quite as scary as Lecter, but close * Daily Mail *
Serial killers don't come much scarier than the monstrous creation who haunts this astonishingly assured debut, which transforms London's leafy suburb of Blackheath into a realm of mythic horror . . . as the tension and urgency escalates, Cummins takes you on a macabre but riveting thrill ride * Sunday Mirror *
A highly original and creepy tale that rattles along with menace and does not let up until the cracking finale * Daily Express *