Editor“In his introduction to the double-novel collection, writer Nicholas Litchfield, who is editor of the popular literary magazine Lowestoft Chronicle, describes Nielsen’s pair of unconventional whodunnits as ‘two exemplary mystery novels that are sure to leave you on edge and breathless and in search of more of her thrilling, intricate, and astutely written tales.’
Litchfield, a keen supporter of Borrow the Night, believes the strength of the novel lies in ‘the exceptionally well-sketched principal characters and the skilful way Nielsen drops hints and revelations and introduces unexpected plot twists to cast doubt on just about everybody.’
The Fifth Caller is an original mystery for the period because of its toughness, pace and invention, and for the measured way Nielsen presents realistic, complex characters in a fast-paced drama.
A superior pair of unique tales which richly deserve a revival…”
Pam Norfolk’s review of the new reprint of Helen Nielsen’s novels Borrow the Night and The Fifth Caller is published today in the Lancashire Post and syndicated to 20 newspapers in the UK. You can read the review at the web link below, or elsewhere:
