RaveLibrary JournalLyrically episodic ... Barry creates precise and stirring images that make the time and locations come alive, and the examination of what it means to be free creates excellent fodder for discussion.
PositiveLibrary JournalFans of Saunders’s unique mix of big heart, biting satire, and surreal otherworldliness will find much to enjoy in this book.
RaveLibrary JournalIf this proves to be the real Barnes’s final work, it will be a fitting coda, but the novella’s acuity and cleverness will have readers hoping that this particular aspect of the plot is fictional ... Barnes remains in top form.
Jo Nesbø, tr. Robert Ferguson
RaveLibrary Journal... a bleakly captivating stand-alone thriller ... Nesbø ‘s slow-burn thriller is guaranteed to be in high demand. As the story unfolds, it builds in dread and depravity. The small-town atmosphere resembles a Peyton Place as envisioned in an unlikely collaboration between Raymond Chandler and Henrik Ibsen. The complex characters and twisting plot will keep readers turning the pages and eager to discuss.
