Cerebral, rollicking murder-mystery.
- James Marriott, The Times
Mesmerising, macarbre and totally brilliant
Daily Mail
He has pulled off the greatest coup of all, a four-square crime novel...as aesthetically satisfying as it is morally shocking
Independent on Sunday
Knowledge fuels psychosis, but in Ackroyd's hands it also fuels a flawlessly good read
Observer
This brilliant novel pervades the midnight movies of the mind and makes the blood run chilly
Daily Mail