‘Brilliant. Spiralling tension, wit and heart, this is British crime writing at its best’
MARK EDWARDS
‘I really enjoyed [it]. Jackson doesn’t do cosy thrillers. There is dark, ultra dark, and then there is The Rule. You’ve been warned’
PAUL FINCH
‘An intense and compelling read that will evoke complicated emotions in every reader. Highly recommended’
LISA HALL
‘Excellent as always. Grimy and heartbreaking in equal measure, peppered with Jackson’s trademark wit and humour. May be his best yet’
WILL CARVER
‘Jackson is one of the finest British thriller writers. A thrilling, propulsive and ultimately heartbreaking tale of the lengths a father will go to in order to protect his family’
MARTYN WAITES
‘A pacy, smart and darkly funny heartbreaker of a crime novel’
SUSI HOLLIDAY
‘David Jackson has done it again. The Rule is incredible. Creepy, emotive, dark, tense and disturbing’
NOELLE HOLTEN
‘A stupendous piece of literary engineering. When high-rise tenants meet the local vicious lowlife, who knows what the outcome will be’
JENNY O’BRIEN
‘A stomach-lurching descent into parental desperation, full of surprises from start to finish. A gasp-out-loud read after which I dare you to break The Rule’
JANICE HALLETT
‘A dark, poignant and perfectly observed page-turner that asks: How far would you go to protect the people you love? A triumph’
VICTORIA SELMAN
‘Another fantastic book by David Jackson. A real balls-to-the-wall thriller, with a surprisingly emotional end. Should be a big hit’
DAN MALAKIN
‘Cleverly crafted and darkly disturbing, with some deftly written emotional moments that show just how far some will go to protect those they love’
ROBERT SCRAGG
‘A real rollercoaster. It’s a brilliantly worked series of moral dilemmas that sucks in the protagonists, with twists and turns that will keep you reading till late at night. I loved it’
GUY MORPUSS
First published in Great Britain in 2021 by
VIPER, part of Serpent’s Tail,
an imprint of Profile Books Ltd
29 Cloth Fair
London
EC1A 7JQ
Copyright © David Jackson, 2021
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 9781788164375
Export ISBN 9781788164399
eISBN 9781782836520
