The Lamplighters By Emma Stonex

I loved The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex – lighthouse keepers, ghosts, warring widows. It’s a wonderfully smart and atmospheric story.
The Observer

Outstanding. Literary and insanely gripping.
India Knight, author of Darling

Superbly accomplished . . . The Lamplighters is a whodunnit, horror novel, ghost story and fantastically gripping psychological investigation rolled into one. It is also a pitch-perfect piece of writing
The Guardian

Atmospheric and suspenseful . . . Part psychological drama, part mystery, part ghost story, The Lamplighters is a triumph
Daily Mail

A remarkable book, through every page, every character, the writing resonates with the dark, powerful presence of the sea
Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path

An intoxicating and beautifully written mystery about love and loss, as moving as it is suspenseful
C.L. Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Missing

Full of atmosphere and dread, it’s the perfect way to escape right now
Stylist

Beautifully written and evocative, this is a mystery, a love story and a ghost story, all at once. It kept me gripped throughout, and I didn’t want it to end. Wonderful.
S J Watson, bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep

Riveting . . . Stonex’s clever slow reveal is as much keen psychological drama as it is an intriguing thriller
The Independent

A true pager-turner fashion, a mystery told through vivid prose that had me completely absorbed from start to finish. Haunting, harrowing and heartbreaking, this is a novel that will stay with you
Ashley Audrain, author of The Push

The Lamplighters draws you in and keeps you utterly gripped, with Stonex's writing particularly excelling in her gorgeous and evocative descriptions of the sea. A haunting, hugely atmospheric book
Heat

Beautiful, absorbing and utterly riveting . . . I treasured every moment of this dazzlingly accomplished and completely unforgettable novel
Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn’t Call

A really enjoyable literary mystery. Stonex's descriptions of the storms and the sea are wonderful
author of Unsettled Ground – Claire Fuller

A gorgeous page-turner that is at once a mystery and a novel about mysteries
Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat

Wise, beautiful and quietly devastating, The Lamplighters gets under the skin in a way that few books do. Weeks on from reading the last page, it still makes my heart ache
Kate Riordan, author of The Heat Wave

A deeply atmospheric and utterly gripping mystery . . . Superb
Wyl Menmuir, Man Booker Prize longlisted author of The Many

Compulsive, taut, and unforgettable. The Lamplighters is that rare book which is as exquisitely written as it is page-turning. I'm already telling everyone I know to read it.
Lucy Clarke, author of The Sea Sisters

A beautifully written, utterly compelling tale.
Jenny Colgan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Cupcake Caf�

The Lamplighters took my breath away. A cracking mystery, perfectly plotted, and oh-so-beautifully written.
Lucy Diamond, author of Anything Could Happen