“Intelligent and substantive crime fiction, rich with complex characters.” — Library Journal
“Suspenseful and supremely engaging. Booth does a wonderful job.” — Los Angeles Times
“Clever, intricate . . . Cooper is an ascendant Lewis to Fry’s bitter Morse.” — Financial Times
“Ben Cooper and Diane Fry are the most interesting crime team to arrive on the mystery scene in a long while.” — Rocky Mountain News
“A modern master of rural noir.” — The Guardian
“Booth delivers some of the best crime fiction in the UK.” — Manchester Evening News
“Booth’s aim is to portray the darkness that lies beneath the surface . . . in this he succeeds wonderfully well.”— — Daily Mail (London)
“Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric.” — Reginald Hill
