Zelda Rhiando

“Caposcripti is just effortlessly mesmerising. It is a book
that is impossible to pigeonhole - all at once it is a Psycho- like thriller, a coming of age story, a man-hunt, an anthropological study and literary treat as it weaves across continents and times. Zelda Rhiando is as good at capturing the chilling obsession and practicality of a serial killer as she is at recreating the intensely alive depths of the jungles of the Amazon. Totally compelling stuff - I can’t recommend it show more enough!”
Emma Pickard, Freelance Publishing Marketer
“I loved it. It is tense, thrilling and terrifically ambitious. And it has shrunken heads in it.”
Scott Pack, Publisher, The Friday Project
“It’s quite shocking to realise that one of your regular customers is secretly a serious literary talent. I read her book and my hands shook when I poured her a pint.”
Kit Fraser, Publican and Author of The Joy of Talk
“A wonderful, well-paced story about those individuals who seek to illuminate the shadowy corners of human existence - forgotten over time or never fully understood. The plot moves easily between the tumult of the modern city and the suffocating lushness of the South American jungle. Meanwhile we are given a sense of those faint wisps of half- known wisdom that obscure the heart of darkness pulsing beneath the thin veneer of our civilization.”
Jim Gleeson, Writer
“Beautifully constructed... immaculate prose... John Grisham meets Carlos Castaneda”
Patrick Kelly, Bookmongers Bookshop, London
“I loved the way the dialogue builds and builds, but is very subtle...a different way of looking.”
Anna Druka, Illustrator and Curator
“It was such a good read. I enjoyed its clear lucid prose and vivid compelling narratives. Nina was a fabulous character and I felt so moved by the tribal people and their way of life. I am left with a nostalgia and sense of loss for the time when we as people trod softly upon this earth. Above all I loved the ending.”
Melanie Swan, Book Rep
“Just finished Caposcripti and what a cracking good read it is too. Genuine sense of menace throughout.”
Ron Meerbeck, Artist and Writer
“Mesmerising, exquisite, and beautifully crafted!”
Alex M. Dunne, Microsoft
“Caposcripti is a densely constructed, deeply disturbing book. It touches on the fears at the heart of all of us, and exposes how the desire for knowledge can be as corrupting as the lust for power.”
Ben Scott Robinson, Director, We Love Mobile
“I saw one of your stickers in the toilet and wanted to scrawl ‘beware the photographer!’ - but I’d lost my pen.”
Julia Roberts, Teacher
“I was hungry for more, each of my busy days, to indulge myself in this book. Each time I opened the pages I was there, with the characters, my six senses working the pages, sitting on the edge of my seat throughout my Caposcripti experience. This is an incredible book! Zelda Rhiando’s first novel reads as if she is already a seasoned writer... a natural talent like hers is undeniable and hats off for a superior first novel. Highly recommended reading!”
Lisa Billson, Singer in The Loose Salute
“It’s a great read!”
Rod McLaren, Director, Mobbu show less