Philip Miller is a fine, painterly writer - Edinburgh at dusk, for example, is “a weave of shadows hung in a net of light” - and he has created a first-class thriller

Unusual and elegant, Philip Miller’s third novel takes the Tartan Noir genre in some new and unexpected directions

outstanding mystery thriller…In a style recalling the brutal dreariness of Le Carre, Miller describes a pivotal character as ‘sharp and severe as a snapped bone.’ It’s also an apt description of this biting tale of society in decline. Noir fans won’t want to miss it

Its vivid sense of location is one of this engaging mystery’s great strengths

Philip Miller is a fine, painterly writer - Edinburgh at dusk, for example, is “a weave of shadows hung in a net of light” - and he has created a first-class thriller

A riveting, brutal journey into the high stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth

A pacy tale of crime and deception set in the world of fine art. Beautifully written, with a brilliantly vivid sense of place and a killer twist, The Goldenacre is one to savour

Art, music, politics, and murder, set against a backdrop of one of the most beautiful cities in the world - what's not to love? A complex and compelling plot, with intruiging characters that I very much hope we will meet again. Great read

Phil Miller's Edinburgh is a city of secrets, an introverted place filled with characters so real in their humanity and yet somehow askew, imbued with the touch of supernatural shadows but also unshakeable goodness. Elegiac, moving, but always richly humane, Goldenacre is a welcome addition to Scottish noir

This book is a gripping exploration of the darker side of modern society

Philip Miller's superb debut, The Goldenacre, is a prime example of Scottish noir

Like its namesake, The Goldenacre occupies its own unclassifiable space, as much a meditation on beauty and loss as it is crime fiction