Just received the report from the BookLife prize for 2025. The full review is posted under 'Death by Placebo, but here's the summary. 

 Foley draws from tropes of bumbling, obstinate figures in positions of power and the work offers a number of modern day allusions. In moments, there's an almost fairytale quality to the work, and its fictionalized location allows the author to have great fun with a premise. Still, Death by Placebo maintains the solid pacing of an international thriller, keeping readers engaged as the quest to locate a viable liver for a hateful dictator unfolds.  

Score:

• Plot/Idea: 8
• Originality: 8
• Prose: 8
• Character/Execution: 7
• Overall: 7.75