“…it’s time to recognize that French’s work renders absurd the lingering distinction between genre and literary fiction … with her anger, intelligence and toughness, [Conway] emerges as French’s finest character yet … Many fine writers have written well about police work but I don’t recall any novel that digs more deeply into police culture, the tricks of the trade, the ugly side and the heroics, too, than French does here … it’s time for more of the people who review books and award prizes to rethink the cliches about genres and recognize the excellence — the literary excellence — of her work.”
–Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post, September 29, 2016
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