The Collaborator - Couverture souple

The veteran thriller writer takes the mafia on with devastating results (Observer, Best Books of the Year 2009)

Seymour is not one to cut corners. He does his research, thinks hard about his story and gives us richly imagined novels that bristle with authenticity. (Washington Post)

Seymour's venture into the world of the film Gomorrah is a terrific success, with memorable main charactters, typically convincing handling of police and criminal methods and a strong climax. (John Dugdale, The Sunday Times)

A dense, intensely satisfying thriller from one of the modern masters of the craft, Seymour's latest novel will remind the world just how phenomenally accomplished a thriller writer he is. (Daily Mail)

A propulsive, neatly structured thriller (Guardian)

The veteran writer has rarely strayed from forging complex and innovative thrillers . . . In THE COLLABORATOR, his professionalism ensures a forceful, kinetic narrative. (Independent)

Tight writing and meticulous research . . . Seymour paints the streets of Naples and their dark denizens with an artist's brush that lingers equally on the grime, the glitter and the blood (Peter Millar, The Times)

Intricately researched incidents that surge to a dramatic crescendo (Telegraph)

The pace leaves you breathless . . . Once again, Seymour has proved that he is the master of the thriller genre. (Edinburgh Evening News)

Not only is this gripping from the first, as Seymour establishes a convincing human relationship in a way that many thriller writers don't, but it deals with a real entity that is as terrifying in life as it is in this absorbing book. (City AM)