A book of such accelerating tension that the pages seem to turn faster as one moves along. - Chicago Tribune

As scary and suspenseful as anything in Hitchcock. - The New Yorker

Extraordinary, daring, frightening in its implications. - The New York Times

Fascinating, suspenseful, and morally provocative. The characterizations are sharply etched and the narrative is compelling. - Chicago Sun-Times

She writes like an angel. Every character is closely drawn. Her atmosphere is unerringly, chillingly convincing. And she manages all this without for a moment slowing down the drive and tension of an exciting mystery. - The Times (UK)

Information about the author: P. D. James.