Reviews
' The Magic Circle is elegant, brutally smart, and utterly absorbing ' The Secret History as directed by Whit Stillman...A delirious, hypnotic page-turner about the ruthless games female friends play with, and on, each other.' 'Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me 'For many years, those in search of an erudite, smart, sassy, vibrantly intelligent mystery blog went to Jenny Davidson, and she wrote too of deeply intellectual matters on an easy in yer face tone. She rocked. And now'_¦The novel. Bliss. Imagine Iris Murdoch, channeling Janet Evanovich and cribbing the sheer art of P.D. James's gripping storytelling, and you'd have the tone and flavour of Davidson's novel. It's that book, and oh so beautifully readable. 'Ken Bruen, author of The Hackman Blues and The Guards 'Edgy and erudite, sexy and engrossing: This is one seriously fun book.' 'Emily Barton, author of Brookland 'Like a novel by a 21st-century Muriel Spark, this book about smart women, dangerous games, and the roles we play in life enthralled me. I loved it.' 'Sara Gran, author of Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead and Dope, The Magic Circle is elegant, brutally smart, and utterly absorbing - The Secret History as directed by Whit Stillman...A delirious, hypnotic page-turner about the ruthless games female friends play with, and on, each other. -Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me For many years, those in search of an erudite, smart, sassy, vibrantly intelligent mystery blog went to Jenny Davidson, and she wrote too of deeply intellectual matters on an easy in yer face tone. She rocked. And now…The novel. Bliss. Imagine Iris Murdoch, channeling Janet Evanovich and cribbing the sheer art of P.D. James's gripping storytelling, and you'd have the tone and flavour of Davidson's novel. It's that book, and oh so beautifully readable. -Ken Bruen, author of The Hackman Blues and The Guards Edgy and erudite, sexy and engrossing: This is one seriously fun book. -Emily Barton, author of Brookland Like a novel by a 21st-century Muriel Spark, this book about smart women, dangerous games, and the roles we play in life enthralled me. I loved it. -Sara Gran, author of Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead and Dope, " The Magic Circle is elegant, brutally smart, and utterly absorbing - The Secret History as directed by Whit Stillman...A delirious, hypnotic page-turner about the ruthless games female friends play with, and on, each other." -Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me "For many years, those in search of an erudite, smart, sassy, vibrantly intelligent mystery blog went to Jenny Davidson, and she wrote too of deeply intellectual matters on an easy in yer face tone. She rocked. And now…The novel. Bliss. Imagine Iris Murdoch, channeling Janet Evanovich and cribbing the sheer art of P.D. James's gripping storytelling, and you'd have the tone and flavour of Davidson's novel. It's that book, and oh so beautifully readable. -Ken Bruen, author of The Hackman Blues and The Guards "Edgy and erudite, sexy and engrossing: This is one seriously fun book." -Emily Barton, author of Brookland "Like a novel by a 21st-century Muriel Spark, this book about smart women, dangerous games, and the roles we play in life enthralled me. I loved it." -Sara Gran, author of Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead and Dope, " The Magic Circle is elegant, brutally smart, and utterly absorbing - The Secret History as directed by Whit Stillman...A delirious, hypnotic page-turner about the ruthless games female friends play with, and on, each other." -Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me "For many years, those in search of an erudite, smart, sassy, vibrantly intelligent mystery blog went to Jenny Davidson, and she wrote too of deeply intellectual matters on an easy in yer face tone. She rocked. And now…The novel. Bliss. Imagine Iris Murdoch, channeling Janet Evanovich and cribbing the sheer art of P.D. James's gripping storytelling, and you'd have the tone and flavour of Davidson's novel. It's that book, and oh so beautifully readable. -Ken Bruen, author of The Hackman Blues and The Guards "Like a novel by a 21st-century Muriel Spark, this book about smart women, dangerous games, and the roles we play in life enthralled me. I loved it." -Sara Gran, author of Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead and Dope, " The Magic Circle is elegant, brutally smart, and utterly absorbing - A Secret History as directed by Whit Stillman...A delirious, hypnotic page-turner about the ruthless games female friends play with, and on, each other." -Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me "For many years, those in search of an erudite, smart, sassy, vibrantly intelligent mystery blog went to Jenny Davidson, and she wrote too of deeply intellectual matters on an easy in yer face tone. She rocked. And now…The novel. Bliss. Imagine Iris Murdoch, channeling Janet Evanovich and cribbing the sheer art of P.D. James's gripping storytelling, and you'd have the tone and flavour of Davidson's novel. It's that book, and oh so beautifully readable. -Ken Bruen, author of The Hackman Blues and The Guards "Like a novel by a 21st-century Muriel Spark, this book about smart women, dangerous games, and the roles we play in life enthralled me. I loved it." -Sara Gran, author of Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead and Dope
