“Tough, scary and riveting.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Unforgettable, beautifully written stories.” — New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Strong and wise ...like the memory of a loved one passed, these stories linger long past their last breath.” — San Diego Union-Tribune
“Drummond’s clear voice shuns distracting, overtly literary first-book flourishes. The author’s mapping of complex terrain ...keeps the pages turning.” — Time Out New York
“Stories that [put Drummond’s] insider’s knowledge to work, offering fresh insights into the lives of police officers and women.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“This astonishing debut collection makes it clear that Drummond was a writer long before she was a police officer.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Combining Southern grace and urban brutality ...Drummond continually surprises with her profiles in courage.” — Publishers Weekly
“A superb debut ...marvelous command of fear and sensuous involvement. Prose that weighs like a gun in your palm.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“Drummond brings a major new talent to the crime fiction scene.” — New Orleans Times-Picayune
“For readers who like their crime fiction raw and flavored by moral dilemmas, these stories are intriguingly fresh.” — New York Daily News
“This is an exceptional body of writing.” — Library Journal (starred)
“Elegant, graceful, unexpected and completely haunting.” — New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Tough and tender, this book is simply unforgettable.” — New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Unforgettable stories. . . that will make readers suck in their breath.” — San Antonio Express-News
“A brilliant debut carries the flash of fact.” — Portland Tribune
“Unflinching in its portrayal of [female officers’] lives.” — Cincinnati Enquirer
“So compelling that it’s difficult to stop reading.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A superb debut. Prose that weighs like a gun in your palm.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“This is an exceptional body of writing.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Choosing original characters over clichés and gritty detail over simplification, Drummond continually surprises with her profiles in courage.” — Publishers Weekly
“…Elegant, graceful, unexpected and completely haunting. Drummond brings a major new talent to the crime fiction scene.” — New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Fresh and engaging. [Drummond’s] stories hold pleasures beyond those of a standard whodunit.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“For readers who like their crime fiction raw and flavored by moral dilemmas, these stories are intriguingly fresh.” — Daily News
“Sincere praise from Elmore Leonard is the equivalent of striking literary gold, and that’s just what Laurie Drummond has done.” — Bellingham Herald
“Searing…eye-opening…[Laurie Lynn Drummond] is a deft storyteller.” — Contra Costa Times
“The stories are sure-footed and fascinating in their insight into the specifics of a cop’s reality.” — The Oregonian (Portland)