"Superb plotting and riveting background. . .Gill brings a bracing, biting intelligence to the police procedural." — Booklist (boxed)
"A not-to-be-missed addition to a not-to-be-missed series." — Publishers Weekly (*Starred Review*)
"Bartholomew Gill writes with literary grace. [His] dialogue sings with an Irish lilt." — The Washington Post
"Sinister....Witty and literate...Police detective [McGarr] gives soul to this series." — New York Times Book Review