"Sirens is a powerhouse of noir. Joseph Knox owns Manchester and paints it in all its grimy colours" -- Val McDermid "Jumps straight into the top league of English noir" The Times "Waits' first fictional outing is a shadowy, disturbing narrative and once you start reading it's hard to resist the call. Sirens is the best British crime debut of the last five years" Crimescene Magazine "Razor-sharp urban noir - very special indeed" -- Lee Child "This is an excellent read; it feels both classic and completely new and is remarkably assured for a first outing." Stylist "Manchester throbs with lowlife in this startling debut ... a page-turner with a beating heart. I loved it" -- Sarah Hilary "Sirens immediately feels like a classic, not a debut ... a book for every crime fan" -- Julia Heaberlin, author of Black Eyed Susans "Fresh and darkly stylish, Sirens is a striking debut that marks the arrival of a major new crime writing talent" -- Chris Ewan "An amazing thriller. Sexy, stylish suspense" -- A. A. Dhand "A fierce, assured and utterly compelling debut ... A Ross MacDonald for the 21st century" -- Stav Sherez "Great read. A powerful piece of Manchester noir, brutal, poignant and dark as tar" -- Cath Staincliffe "A dark, dangerous noir, Sirens will be one of 2017's smash hit debuts" -- Nick Quantrill "A down and dirty slice of Manchester noir ... Impressively bleak" Shots Magazine

Joseph Knox was born and raised in and around Stoke and Manchester, where he worked in bars and bookshops before moving to London. He runs, writes and reads compulsively. Sirens is his first novel.