Voted one of Deadly Pleasures Magazine's Best Mystery-Crime Novels of the Year
"Witty and engaging."
—Wall Street Journal
"The enduring draw of the Peter Diamond books derives both from the beguiling Bath cityscape and the brusque character of Diamond himself."
—NPR
"One of [Peter Lovesey's] best . . . If you're not already a fan of Lovesey and Diamond, start here."
—Globe and Mail
"Nail-biting . . . Lovesey leavens the suspense with Diamond's trademark gallows humor, and closes with one of his cleverest solutions."
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"The 12th book in the tremendously entertaining Peter Diamond series, and there isn't a clunker in the bunch."
—Mystery Scene
"[Lovesey] is still at the top of his game.
