"A tour de force . . . When you read Ms. French--and she has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting--make only one assumption: All of your initial assumptions are wrong."
--Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years."
--The Washington Post "[Tana French] inspires cultic devotion in readers...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming."
--The New Yorker "Atmospheric and unputdownable."
--People
"Thrilling."
--Buzzfeed "A fierce examination of the chasm between how women choose to present themselves before the world and the more complicated truth underneath--and not to mention a total page-turner."
--Harper's Bazaar "Beautifully crafted . . . may be her best yet."
--Entertainment Weekly
"This is the kind of book you'll want to dig into with all the lights on."
--Cup of Jo "There's nothing standard about French's approach to crime fiction, which plays the form much like a jazz musician improvising on a standard. Even when the outlines of the mystery seem familiar...she finds a way to get at enriching themes and powerful emotional truths in fresh and surprising ways."
--Chicago Tribune "As in all of the author's work, meaning lurks beneath every quip and glance. French not only spins a twisty cop tale, she also encases it in meticulous prose, creating a read that is as elegant as it is dark."
--Associated Press
Praise for Tana French "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer."-
--Gillian Flynn "Terrific--terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent."
--Stephen King "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots."
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--Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing."
--The Wall Street Journal