"A lush, malice-infused mystery." –The New York Times
"Lush, evocative. . . . When you learn the truth at the end, you'll want to go back and rethink everything you read before." –
New York Times Book Review "A perceptive character study. Mangan's accomplished second novel spins on low-boil psychological underpinnings, with a threat of violence;
Palace of the Drowned shrewdly echoes Patricia Highsmith,
Gaslight, and
All About Eve." –
Oline Cogdill, Shelf Awareness
"Atmospheric, twisting, and full of mystery,
Palace of the Drowned is a darkly delightful trip of a book." –
Refinery29 "A great psychological thriller with a very unexpected ending." –
Palm Beach Daily News
"Mangan's writing is crisp at one turn and slippery at the next. . . . The result is a page-turning thriller with a setting just as well imagined as the characters who inhabit it." –
Veranda Magazine "With atmospheric writing and a literary bent,
Palace of the Drowned is as much an exploration of the use of language and a study of the artistic experience, as it is a revelation of plot." –
The New York Journal of Books "Mangan's taut plot consists of more satisfying turns than there are
calli and
campi in the impermanent, unknowable City of Bridges itself."
–The New Yorker "Voluptuously atmospheric and surefooted at every turn, Palace of the Drowned more than delivers on the promise of Mangan's debut, and firmly establishes her as a writer of consequence." –
Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark Veranda Magazine Book Club Pick for June
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