"If you like hard-boiled detective stories, this is for you. It's got lots of action, gunfights, fist fights, knife fights... you get the idea. Author Hughes pulls no punches and delivers a gut-wrenching detective tale. Give it a shot, gumshoe. It's a hell of a ride."

"A fantastic read! I read this in one sitting! The main character Sam is brilliantly crafted. He's a tough guy with a heart, strong but with crippling weaknesses (alcoholism and delusions)... Definitely give it a shot, you won't be disappointed!"

​"Not often do I envision a book as film, but SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST WALES is too precious and perfect not to... This engrossing scenario was brought to us by prolific author David Owain Hughes, channeling pulp noir author Dashiell Hammett."