‘As entertaining and as thought-provoking as anything Boyd has ever written’ Daily Telegraph
‘Marvellously paced and ingeniously plotted. A real page-turner’
Andrew Motion, Observer
‘Armadillo doesn’t miss a trick. It has depth and resonance which will make you want to read it again … zinging readability’ Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday
‘A joy to read: east to get into, addictively plotted and beautifully written’ James Delingpole, Daily Mail
‘As entertaining as anything he has written … brisk farce and dialogue that can be finger-licking good’ David Profumo, Spectator