Harrowing. . . . These complex characters can be cunning, deceitful, even mad-which is exactly what makes them such absorbing company.
The New York Times Book Review Minette Walters is a master at building engrossing tales around a single, life-shattering event.
The Washington Post Book World ... Read more An intricate, unpredictable, and engrossing tale of passion and revenge.
The San Diego Union Tribune A harrowing thriller. . . Seethe[s] with rage and violence . . . A terrific example of psychological suspense.
Chicago Tribune No other first-division crime novelist, in such a short career, has written with such thematic variety. The only factors that unite her works are a penchant for dark psychological perception - and their excellence. - The Times, London Walters peels the layers from everyone's terrible secrets. The results are stunning. - Winnipeg Free Press Minette Walters has emerged as one of the [mystery] genre's superior writers. Her novels are probing and intelligent, her characters riveting and her plots subtle and demanding. - Ottawa Citizen From the Hardcover edition. No other first-division crime novelist, in such a short career, has written with such thematic variety. The only factors that unite her works are a penchant for dark psychological perception - and their excellence. - The Times, London Walters peels the layers from everyone' s terrible secrets. The results are stunning. - Winnipeg Free Press Minette Walters has emerged as one of the [mystery] genre' s superior writers. Her novels are probing and intelligent, her characters riveting and her plots subtle and demanding. - Ottawa Citizen From the Hardcover edition. Show Less