Washington Shadow

Aly Monroe Press Reviews

Praise for the first in the Cotton series, The Maze of Cadiz:

'A splendid debut mystery
The Times

'Clever and fascinating'
Guardian

'An impressive novel with an extraordinary, dream-like atmosphere ... The next can't come too soon'
Financial Times

'I have been looking forward to Aly Monroe's second historical spy mystery ever since I read her first, The Maze of Cadiz and I am delighted to say it does not disappoint. In fact, I think it's even better... it beautifully captures the political skulduggery going on between supposed allies, the pomposity of formal dimplomacy (and the British class system) and does something I never thought a thriller could: it makes economics interesting.'
Mike Ripley, Shots Magazine

This story is told with such subtlety that following it requires concentration on tiny hints, but it 's worth the effort because the atmosphere of the time and place is so vividly evoked -- Literary Review 'A cerebral, sedately paced novel, wonderfully atmospheric..excellent'
The Guardian

'WASHINGTON SHADOW has intelligent dialogue, considerable tension, a love story, and the credible period attitudes of the characters produce a tense atmosphere that simply makes you want to keep turning the pages to discover what happens next. WASHINGTON SHADOW has a suitably evocative period atmosphere, some really imaginative character portraits, and a well-researched plot which successfully weaves real life events into the fictional story making it such an interesting read that I am looking forward to the next chapter in Peter Cotton's career. -- Eurocrime