Time is a Killer

This elegant crime mystery shimmers as delicately as the paintings of Claude Monet that lie at its heart … A bestseller in France, it is a dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece - DAILY MAIL on BLACK WATER LILIES

Bussi’s portrait of the difficulties of investigating a closed community is fascinating, and the novel ends with one of the most reverberating shocks in modern crime fiction - SUNDAY TIMES on BLACK WATER LILIES

As accomplished a piece of work as its predecessor (AFTER THE CRASH) with the details of the slowly unfolding mystery exerting a mesmerising effect’ - CRIME SCENE on BLACK WATER LILIES

A novel so extraordinary that it reminded me of reading Steig Larsson for the very first time … Bussi breaks every rule in the book, but I doubt I’ll read a more brilliant crime novel this year - Sunday Times on AFTER THE CRASH

As it draws towards its heart-pounding final pages, it’s hard to concentrate on anything other than the outcome of the desperate manhunt - and the startling revelation of the truth. Inventive, original and incredibly entertaining - Sunday Mirror on DON’T LET GO

The third novel by the bestselling French author takes the reader on a thrilling ride across the remote isle in the Indian Ocean with plenty of twists and turns to keep them gripped until an epic, unexpected conclusion - Daily Express on DON’T LET GO

Michel Bussi is the author of many bestselling novels, including AFTER THE CRASH, BLACK WATER LILIES, and NEVER FORGET.

He is one of the most successful French authors of all time, with millions of copies sold internationally and over a quarter of a million copies in the UK alone.