“Mick Herron never tells a suspense story in the expected way, which is why his new novel, Reconstruction, reads as much like a puzzle mystery as it does a thriller . . . unpleasant things are bound to happen, and they do—but not until Herron has finished surprising us . . . there is no hiding under the desk.”— The New York Times Book Review “This is a great one-sitting suspense tale filled with plausible yet stunning twists as nothing proves to be like it seems. . . . Mick Herron provides an exhilarating taut thriller that will land on most short lists for one of the best of the year.”— The Mystery Gazette Praise for Mick Herron: “Dazzling.”— Publishers Weekly (starred) “Thoroughly worth reading.