A beautiful job, rich in plot and character...surprising and shocking
NEW YORK TIMES
A great writer exploring psychopathology in Southern California... a crafter of complex, emotionally evocative plots
- Jonathan Kellerman,
The finest series of detective novels ever written by an American
- William Goldman,
The best private eye in the business
SUNDAY TIMES
This welcome reissue of one of Macdonald's best novels reminds us once again what an important writer he was
CATHOLIC HERALD
MacDonald should not be limited in audience to connoisseurs of mystery fiction. He is one of a handful of writers in the genre whose worth and quality surpass the limitations of the form
LA TIMES
This is quite simply a gem of its genre!
TELEGRAPH & ARGUS
Without in the least abating my admiration for Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, I should like to venture the heretical suggestion that Ross MacDonald is a better novelist than either of them
- Anthony Boucher, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
I love the Lew Archer books
- James Ellroy,
The finest writer of "hard-boiled" private detective stories since Raymond Chandler
NEW YORK TIMES
This welcome reissue of one of Macdonald's best novels reminds us once again what an important writer he was
CATHOLIC HERALD
[A]n enjoyable racy thriller. . . this is quite simply a gem of its genre!
TELEGRAPH & ARGUS