That Dark Remembered Day is a fine achievement. One vividly imagined and intensely realised scene follows another, each one ratcheting the tension, as we are led back through time, and deeper into Stephen's memories . . . Makes you want to elbow the stranger next to you on the train and say: "Read that. Just read it."
Tom Vowler is an author to watch out for; a writer, if there is any justice in the world, who is going placeswww.crimesquad.com
Thoughtful and engrossing . . . Much of the fiction peddled as "psychological suspense" weights heavy on the suspense, with the psychology aspect feeling flimsy at best. Not so herewww.thelist.co.uk
Intelligent, absorbing and beautifully done
Compelling and beautifully constructed - it deserves to be widely read
A rewarding, if disturbing readwww.literatureworks.org.uk
A compelling story about damage done, a touching exploration of the possibility of forgiveness and recovery
That Dark Remembered Day is one of the most absorbing novels I've read in years. Brilliantly crafted, impeccably researched . . . Written in Vowler's beautifully cadenced, poised style, I was, appropriately, captivated
That Dark Remembered Day is an intense and contemplative novel . . . beautifully writtenwww.andthenireadabook.blogspot.co.uk