'Makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up'
Guardian
'We can only marvel at the rumbling undertone of dread that Steinhauer builds around what appears to be a routine investigation of a suicide but turns out to be just the tip of a murderous political conspiracy'
New York Times Book Review
'Steinhauer successfully conjures up the grey, dehumanised world of a nascent communist state, which provides a suitably chilling backdrop to his hero's quest to unearth a secret that threatens to ruin the lives of many'
Daily Mail
'Good enough to suggest comparison with Graham Greene: places the author in the forefront of contemporary suspense writers'
Kirkus Review