Assured storytelling and highly intriguing moral complexity. I tore through it
- Chris Brookmyre,
Vivid and exciting, and the novel raises some important issues to do with prisons and the ethics of the legal system
- Marcel Berlins, The Times
A good mystery, meaty courtroom drama, the ongoing puzzle of Benson's own history and some knowledgeable assaults on the Tories' policy of justice on the cheap add up to a great read
Morning Star
I hope John Fairfax is planning a long series involving Benson. [An] excellent legal thriller
Literary Review
The courtroom scenes are brilliant, and Benson really comes alive under pressure. Stubborn, fitful and contradictory, he's a highly individualised creation
Spectator
Punchy dialogue and devious plotlines . . . compelling
The Times