Having read all the reports and taken note of the Editors’ opinions we can confidently state that your work was found to be a most thrilling, absorbing, and attractive read that was very well-written and will certainly captivate a wide audience. The Board was very pleased with the intriguing plot, which was well-conceived and developed, alongside a most fascinating cast of characters.

We believe your work is very well-structured allowing the story to build progressively and weave together the underlying messages included in your work, including the possibilities of modern media to distribute information and the dangers posed by developing technologies that are sure to resonate with many contemporary readers.

The Board was keen to comment on the ambitious scope of the work and the engaging quality of the prose, which successfully delivered the reader into the desperation of Turner when charged with murder and rape and the subsequent efforts of friends and family to exonerate him. At the heart of the narrative was a fantastic murder mystery that progressed proficiently and is a testament to your abilities as a writer in establishing a scene.

Your characterisation of your main cast was expertly done, but the Board wanted to highlight Taggart as a truly repulsive antagonist, a figure that serves as a focal point for the audience’s hatred. It is felt by the Board that 'The Genealogy Trap' would be a worthy addition to the thriller genre.

Austin Macauley Publishers

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