Philip Gray
Author of Two Storm Wood, The House with Nine Locks and more...Scroll down for contact information
The House with
Nine Locks
In post-war Flanders a master criminal transforms a young woman's life. What will she do with her newfound freedom, and what will be the price?"A wonderfully original and atmospheric crime novel… [a] beautifully modulated tale of forgery, gambling, ballroom dancing and star-crossed love."
Mail on Sunday“This is a book that will keep you reading well into the night.”
RTÉ 1 Radio (Ireland)“A captivating read.”
Woman's Own“A riveting detective story that turns the genre on its head. Gray captures the complexity of postwar Belgium with empathy and ruthless precision. And he gives us an unforgettable heroine to root for at the heart of his superbly crafted novel.”
Alice Austen, author of 33 Place BrugmannFor reader reviews
Two Storm Wood
Defying convention, hardship and impossible odds, a young woman heads to the battlefields of France, determined to discover the fate of the man she loves.The Times Thriller of the Year 2022
Main choice for BB2’s Between the Covers.
Joint winner of the Prix Polars Pourpres (France) 2023 in the 'Discovery' category.
Shortlisted for The American Library Association 'RUSA' historical fiction prize 2023.“[A] splendidly realised historical thriller... Although the novel is deftly plotted and the atmosphere all distorting fog and claustrophobic dugouts, its achievement lies in Gray's finely worked portraits of the pity of war - those damaged by conflict and those who have to deal with its mind-altering consequences.”
James Owen, The Times“Immersive and eerily atmospheric, Gray’s novel delivers vivid historic detail and gripping suspense.”
Christine Tran, Booklist (USA) (*starred review)“… plunges into the darkness of the past with an incredible sense of suspense... It is at the same time a historical novel, a thriller, a tragic love story. Above all, it is a great book with a precise style that knows how to document a scene in great detail while taking the reader on a dramatic ride.”
Lire Magazine
(France)For reader reviews
The Valley of
Unknowing
(As Philip Sington)The scandalous confession of Bruno Krug, celebrated author, womaniser, People's Champion of Art & Culture, and occasional freelance plumber.“The Valley of Unknowing is simply superb: affecting but never melodramatic, literary but never less than thrilling.”
Financial Times“[An] extraordinary, sometimes very funny, and extremely evocative book… it’s the most telling thing published about East Germany since that great film The Lives of Others.”
Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail“Having lived in East Germany I am astonished by Sington’s pitch-perfect recreation of that society… Building towards a relentless climax, this is a brilliant, evocative and accurate novel which turns a love story and a chronicle of human weakness and self-deception into a gripping, hard-nosed authentic thriller.”
The Times"Amadeus meets The Lives of Others in a compelling story of jealousy and betrayal behind
the Iron Curtain."
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Penguin Random House (UK)Email: [email protected]Reader queries
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