‘Nigel Bartlett’s gripping King of the Road is austere and written with the against-the-clock pacing of a good TV thriller. It’s crammed with ideas, stylishly and gravely written, hanging elegantly between a work of popular fiction and the literary novel, no easy feat.’
The Australian
‘A thriller with a distinctly Australian flavour, King of the Road keeps up a breathtaking momentum. David Kingsgrove becomes the reader’s avatar as Bartlett expertly taps into the panic coursing through him. An impressive debut from the Sydney-based author.’
Australian Financial Review
‘This is a cracking Sunday afternoon gobbler — the kind of book you pick up to while away a cup of tea and put down at dinner time. The plot is uncomfortably contemporary, an uneasiness compounded by the familiarity of the landscape.’
Daily Telegraph