Tales from Schwartzgarten: Osbert the Avenger

Fans of Roald Dahl, Chris Priestly and Lemony Snicket will savour every gruesome drop of this stylish, grisly and original comedy. * The Times *
For readers who like their stories darkly comic, in the style of Lemony Snicket... elaborate murders, twists and narrow escapes. * Sunday Times *
Dark and funny in a very horrible way. * Sunday Express *
Utterly absorbing. * The Daily Telegraph *
An idiosyncratic comic fantasy... it is likely that children will be most enthusiastic. * Books For Keeps *
A macabre tale full of ghoulish and gruesome escapades. A frightening but appealing anti-hero. * Booktrust *
Bloodthirsty and mysterious with a sharp spike in its tail, Osbert's story is a deliciously dark invitation to the strange world of Schwartzgarten, a city corrupt with shadows and secrets - and in need of a hero. * We Love this Book *
Highly original... gruesome but funny. * parentsintouch.co.uk *
A refreshingly unusual read. * Peters Gazette *
Looks set to be a hugely successful new series. Marvelously detailed. There are three more bloodthirsty and hilarious adventures to come. * School Librarian *
One of those rare books children will happily read aloud to each other, which is one of the highest accolades a story can have. * * * * * * bookbag.co.uk *
A riveting story - a clever mix of humour with some very dark and gruesome moments and a couple of real shocks towards the end. * Primary Times *
If you love your teachers and have never entertained the thought of murdering them in the most diabolically appropriate way, then this book should probably be avoided at all costs. * Lion & Unicorn Books *
Rules are broken in a carnival manner that is deliciously and genuinely thrilling * Books for Keeps *
A gruesomely funny story... a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. * West Briton *
A more deliciously gruesome tale of injury, revenge and murder it would be hard to find. * * * * * * bookbag.co.uk *
Macabre and gruesome and wickedly funny. * Julia Eccleshare, lovereading.co.uk *
Gruesomely funny. This brilliantly woven mock-gothic tale has huge child appeal. * West Books *
This is a brilliantly written book with fantastic characters. It is a real page-turner, a hilarious read and it will delight boys and girls alike. * EdOntheWeb.com *
A macabre tale full of ghoulish and gruesome escapades. Fans of Lemony Snicket and Edward Gorey will delight in this sinister story. * Booktrust *
This man is darker, funnier and more alive than Roald Dahl. * Dan Patterson, creator of Mock The Week and Whose Line Is It Anyway *
If you like your reading dark and gruesome, then this is the series for you! * Parents in Touch *
Gruesomely funny. * School Librarian *
You want to be caught up in the thrall of delicious deviance and page-turning scandal, go on, get stuck in. * Sarah McIntyre *
A great story with that real gothic sense of macabre... almost pantomime with horror... I laughed all through it. * Nine to Noon Show (Radio New Zealand) *
Christopher William's style is similar to Roald Dahl ... hilarious * The List *