French’s novel emits an ethereal, atmospheric quality, capturing rural life on the cobblestone streets and pastures of a remote Irish village ... French also draws a well-defined caste system among her characters. She fills her working-class Irish villagers with wit, charm and biting humor ... Unputdownable.
The absolute master of making place a character in crime fiction, she is considered one of today’s greatest crime writers with reason. Musha (indeed), this is a spellbinder that validates French’s being dubbed as 'incandescent' by Stephen King.
