Jacob Ross was born in Grenada and now lives in Britain. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he is the author of two acclaimed collections of short stories, A Way to Catch the Dust and Song for Simone and Tell No-One About This - nominated by The 2018 Bocas Literary Festival as one of the three best works of Caribbean fiction published in 2017. His first novel, Pynter Bender, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Regional Prize, and his debut crime novel, The Bone Readers won the inaugural Jhalak Prize.
Jacob Ross is a truly amazing writer. Black Rain Falling is an
outstanding novel, it gripped me from the first page to the
last
*Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman,
Other)*
An outstanding crime novel
*The Times (Best Books of 2020)*
Atmospheric and compelling drama
*Guardian*
Jacob Ross is a unique and thrilling new voice in crime fiction
*Mark Billingham*
A crime book with real literary heft. The story and the quality of
the writing are amazing, with thick atmospherics floating up from
the first page.
*New Statesman*
Jacob Ross brings a new and invigorating voice to British crime
fiction . . . The novel is full of entrancing descriptions,
horrible brutality, rage at injustice and great warmth
*Literary Review*
Fine writing and a compelling story
*The Spectator*
Sublime. A seminal, gripping read from a fantastic talent.
*Irenosen Okojie*
What happens when you combine great literature with crime writing?
You get this
*The Week*
Everything in this book seems different and fresh. Feels like the
beginning of something new and thrilling in British crime
fiction
*Morning Star*
This novel marks Jacob Ross out as being not just a new and
distinctive voice in literary crime fiction, but in writing from
the Caribbean
*Shots*
This was wonderful in a deeply emotive way, an intelligent,
involving crime novel that deserves a huge readership
*Liz Loves Books*
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