The Calling had me from the first page and never let me go. I absolutely loved Hazel Micallef
KATE ATKINSON
 

Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef of Port Dundas, Ontario is making her way toward retirement with something less than grace. Hobbled by a bad back and a dependence on painkillers, and blindsided by her recent divorce, sixty-one-year-old Hazel has only the constructive criticism of her old goat of a mother to buoy her.

But when a Port Dundas woman is found murdered in her home – with no sign of resistance and her mouth sculpted into a strangely meaningful shape – Hazel’s bickering department springs to life. And as more bodies are found, Hazel must confront a clamoring press and the town’s rumour mill whilst she edges ever closer to this terrifying, gruesomely inventive serial killer.

Terrifying, moving and complex... the first in a sensational series... truly compelling...a thrilling psychological tale which ratchets up the pace from the intriguing opening scene to the heart-in-the-mouth finale.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph

The novel quickly builds to an excruciating level of suspense . . . an excellent thriller, both riveting and precise. The ending is a shocker.
Library Journal

The most enthralling, creepiest, grizzliest book I've read in years.
CHELSEA CAIN, author of HEARTSICK

‘...perfectly gripping... It is a clever serial/ ritual-murderer tale set in remotest rural Canada, but the most original feature of the story is its principal detective . . . Hazel Micallef is a splendid recruit to the ranks of fictional detectives.’
Literary Review

You’re in the hands of a master storyteller. The Calling is a stunner – dark, surprising and utterly compelling
MO HAYDER

So impressive I couldn't put the damned thing down... genuine surprises, twists and turns that will keep you turning pages quickly and too late into the night.
LA Times

Bracingly original mystery . . . a first-rate crime writer
Publishers Weekly

The Calling is that rare unplug-the-phone, skip-all-meals, ignore-your-bedtime thriller. It’s twisty, sharp and very, very creepy—and Det. Hazel Micallef is a perfectly original charmer
GILLIAN FLYNN, author of SHARP OBJECTS

A wonderful, creepy, twisty novel. You’ll want to devour it all in one sitting
PETER ROBINSON

A superbly written novel with a brilliantly conceived and realized plot...unforgettable.
Globe & Mail, Canada

Micallef, a nice twist on the traditional middle-aged alcoholic male cop, is wearily, startlingly real.
Guardian

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