A haunting, compassionate work
Observer
<b>Indridason</b> manages to keep the reader guessing about the identity of both killer and victim right to the last
Sunday Express
An absorbing story which confirms <b>Indridason's</b> place among the leading writers of Nordic crime fiction
Sunday Telegraph
Beautifully written and translated, the novel has both a strong sense of place and themes that transcend it; it confirms <b>Indridason</b> as one of those crime writers who rises above genre, combining suspense with moving insights into the human condition
Sunday Times
Indridason pieces together a convincing plot, while exploring universal issues of political idealism and shattered dreams
Daily Mirror
A beautiful, sad, haunting tale of lost love and lost illusion, regret and betrayal
The Times
A very good read which involves the reader deeply in the lives and the events of the story
Crimesquad.com