Press Reviews

• Katherine St John

  Shiver sent chills up my spine! This taut and twisty thriller follows five former snowboarding champions trapped in a deserted ski resort, each hiding dark secrets about their shared past that pit them against one another. Cancel all your plans because once you pick up this page turner, you won't be able to put it down until you've reached its shocking conclusion!

• Stephanie Wrobel

  Every character is a suspect in this cleverly plotted page-turner. Reynolds' writing is so atmospheric; I could feel the snow in my eyes, the wind on my face! All hail the chiller thriller

• Rachel Abbott

  In Shiver, Allie Reynolds manages to combine the excitement of a clever, compelling story with all the thrills of competitive snowboarding. I loved it.

• Karen Hamilton

  An absolutely gripping read and genuinely unputdownable. I also loved the insight into the competitive snowboarding world. I found it really fresh, thrilling and original with complex, believable characters.

• Mari Hannah

  An intriguing, intelligent, imaginative and immersive thriller. I have run out of adjectives. This debut is going to be huge

• Erin Kelly

  A white-knuckle-ride through a dangerous world full of deadly ambition

• Ann Gosslin

  Tense and chilling, this fast-paced, wild ride of a thriller had me turning the pages until late in the night

• Harriet Tyce

  Exhilarating. A brilliant combination of knife-sharp locked room mystery with a will they/won't storyline. So cleverly done - I felt like I was there

• Anna Downes

  A high-velocity heart-in-your-mouth whodunnit that delivers not just twists and turns but McTwists and aerial spins, SHIVER is a total joy to read - and the closest you'll get to throwing yourself down a black run without actually leaving the house. I absolutely loved it. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware

• Jo Spain

  Absolutely superb. I loved the claustrophobic setting, the cast of characters and the mysterious past. It was paced beautifully and I flew through it in one cold, creepy weekend. It's an astonishingly accomplished debut and I can't wait to see what's next from Allie

• C. L. Taylor

  A deliciously dark locked room mystery about competitive snowboarders who find themselves stranded at the top of a snowy mountain. Throw in a dead woman, shameful secrets, years of resentment and someone out for revenge and you have an exciting, twisty page-turner that keeps you guessing all the way to the end

• Catherine Cooper

  Brilliantly atmospheric and tense - will keep you guessing to the very end

• Peter James

  Shiver is a tour-de-force, a truly gripping chiller of a thriller, genuinely impossible to put down and a sensational debut

• Natasha Lester, author of The Paris Secret

  Could not turn the pages of this book fast enough to find out what had happened. Gripping!

• Samantha M. Bailey

  This stunning debut, set against an original and very cool snowboarding backdrop, will chill you to the bone. A twisted, haunting, nail-biting journey through a terrifying weekend... I could not put this book down

• Woman & Home

  Buckle up - this chilling thriller will have you feeling like you're hurtling down a black run. An unforgettable debut

• Platinum

  A sharp, keep-you-guessing mystery

• Crime Monthly

  A thrilling ride *****

• Daily Mail

  a nail-biting, wintry thriller

• Woman's Way

  Chilling in every way: the atmosphere is so evocatively written

• S Magazine

  A new and immersive take on a classic locked-room murder mystery, Shiver is hugely enjoyable and will keep readers guessing until the end. The perfect thriller for a cold winter's night

• Fabulous Magazine

  This chiller-thriller combines the world of competitive snowboarding with murder to create a book you won't be able to put down

• Saga

  A brilliant chiller from a former snowboarding championship contender

• Peterborough Evening Telegraph

  A gripping puzzle

• The Herald

  Deftly plotted and gripping

• Sarah Pearse

  I found it such a chilling read - it was gripping from the off and really kept me guessing. A fantastic, thrilling debut full of atmospheric twists and turns - I can't wait for her next book!

• B P Walter

  A thoroughly compelling and deliciously twisty thriller with a terrific atmosphere. I flew through it

• S Magazine, Sunday Express

  A hugely enjoyable locked-room mystery that will keep readers guessing until the end, it's the perfect thriller for a cold winter's night

• Woman & Home

  Buckle up - this chilling new thriller from professional snowboarder-turned-author Allie Reynolds will have you feeling like you're hurtling down a black run from page one . . . For sheer page-turning power, this mystery had us gripped