Who but Thomas H. Cook could blend love and death with such seamless elegance?

Harlan Coben

A master of the unexpected ending

New York Times

Writes with uncommon insight, elegance, and emotional intelligence

The Times

Cook remains one of the most accomplished writers in the genre

Financial Times

This title deserves to win an award in its plot, scope and writing. While the pace is gentle, it grips you with its language and characters and the issues it raises have you thinking for a long time. It is a novel I shall certainly remember

The Press Association

A work of art. A crime does take place, but, whilst the reader is concerned to find out who committed it and why, it is used mainly as a means of exploring the main themes of the novel

Crime Review