Impressive

Sunday Times

With a story that crosses the world, from Scotland to Belgium and Jerusalem, this is an intriguing literary debut

Herald

Disturbingly atmospheric and evocative, Richard Strachan's debut is a deliciously dark historical gothic mystery that will go down well with lovers of The Essex Serpent

Sunday Post

Immersive, beautifully written, and with an intriguing setting, The Unrecovered builds towards an hallucinatory climax

Michelle Paver

Ambitious... his audacious novel will give much pleasure to many people

Allan Massie, Scotsman

The gothic richness that imbues Strachan's writing is haunting as it is beautiful, and reminiscent of the wonderfully dark tales that inspired me to become a writer. The Unrecovered is a rare gem of gothic literature, and the meticulous melding of historical fiction into the narrative makes its horror all the more captivating

A. M. Shine