Light Reading

‘This dark detective story is full of mystery and intrigue with a truly shocking twist..'

My Weekly magazine

‘...a highly successful novel, written with a light touch but deep understanding, about people.''

Alis Hawkins, author of Testament

‘...another winner from Macmillan New Writing .'

Eurocrime

‘Hugely enjoyable .'

Drew Gummerson, author of Me and Mickie James

‘...refreshingly different .'

Susanna Jager, Sunday Telegraph

‘Definitely not a fluffy read... a weird page-turner with a surprise ending...'

Now magazine

‘Pru is a marvellous creation and Aliya Whiteley is a novelist with genuine flair.''

Martin Edwards, author of the Lake District Mysteries Series

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Three Things About Me

‘Whiteley has a talent for observational humour, The Office-style; if you liked that, chances are you'll love this.'

Cambridge Evening News review

'If Victoria Wood were to write a novel, it might well nearly be as good as this...'

Jo Rogers, Edit Red Magazine

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Geoffrey Says

Part of ' The Adventure of the Missing Detective: And 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories!'  published by Carroll & Graf.

‘The 19 short stories include some standouts… Another winner is Aliya Whiteley's ''Geoffrey Says," a bizarre tale of a little boy and his imaginary friend, a malevolent emerald-green penguin.'

Boston Globe review of The Adventure of the Missing Detective

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