ARGONAUT BOOKS

A compelling story that raises profound questions not only about the power of the state to dehumanise parts of our society but about our complicity in that power . . . The Book of Guilt is written with insight and brio, deftly balancing darkness and light, depth and paceGuardianCompelling . . . brilliantly evokes a dystopian England. Chidgey's luxurious and unhurried prose stokes tension in a compulsive thriller with macabre hints at historical cases of scandalous cover-ups, unprincipled drug trials, eugenics, ethnic cleansing and genetic experimentation . . . Above all the novel is a powerful...Read More