Anne Cunningham writing in the Meath Chronicles (Ireland) says:
March 23, 2023 …a gripping yarn, but beautifully written too, and Hancock is brilliant on the minutiae of family dynamics.
Testimonial Category: reviews
Raili Taylor, participant on a previous course, says:
October 19, 2018 The encouragement and guidance I received from Penny and my fellow writers restored my flagging faith in…
Crime Review says
October 10, 2018 A Trick of the Mind will certainly keep your attention. It’s an atmospheric thriller, with some genuinely…
Madhouse Family Blog says
October 10, 2018 A chilling read…As you progress through the novel, you find yourself inwardly screaming at Ellie to see…
Good Housekeeping says
October 10, 2018 Penny Hancock cranks up the tension in The Darkening Hour so when a murder is committed we…
S. J. Watson (author of ‘Before I Go To Sleep’)
Brilliant and totally gripping
Sunday Mirror Review of The Darkening Hour
September 18, 2018 Struggling to care for her elderly father, journalist Dora is delighted when she hires Mona, a young…
WriteNoteReviews review of The Darkening Hour
Skilled storytelling and clever characterisation made The Darkening Hour a thrilling pleasure to read
ourbookreviewsonline blog review of The Darkening Hour
This is one of those books that you can’t carry on reading because it is too powerful but you can’t…
crimethrillerfella blog review of The Darkening Hour
…timely novel about modern-slavery and exploitation, and how our own best intentions can warp and twist into something sinister…