Accomplished, subtle and unheimlich ... emotionally affecting and astute in an askance way ... It is always a pleasure to say an author's new work is better than their last: l fully expect the trajectory to continue

Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman

Exquisitely crafted and compelling

Courier

Night Fire is both a riveting story of wartime jeopardy and a luminous exploration of intertwining lives. The writing is astonishing, showing a world on the brink of collapse and the struggle of its characters to hold on. It is full of beauty, hope, wisdom. Every page, every sentence bears a remarkable intelligence, curiosity and sympathy. There will be few better books published this year

Martin MacInnes, author of Booker-longlisted In Ascension

For those of you looking for an immersive, tenderly written work of fiction, this is a superb choice.... This setting is immediately compelling but what charges the book with power is the visceral quality of Strachan's prose

Unseen History

In Night Fire, Strachan perfectly captures the ominous superstition that thrives in the extremity and mundanity of war. The pages - and characters - are seared with guilt and the search for redemption is heartfelt and thrilling

Lyndsey May, author of Weak Teeth

Exquisitely written, a haunting fable of grief and intersecting lives wrought and shaped by war that burns with fierce compassion

Lucy Ribchester, author of Murder Ballad, The Hourglass Factory and The Amber Shadows