Outstanding in every way, and a guaranteed thriller-of-the-year...Stephen King would be proud of the set up, Cormac McCarthy would be proud of the writing, and I would be proud of the action. Don't you dare miss it. - Lee ChildMichael Koryta is a master at maintaining suspense and a hell of a good writer. - Nelson DeMilleReading Michael Koryta is like stepping into fast water. You don't know where the current will take you, only that it's strong and deep and likely to sweep you away. That's what the best fiction does, and Koryta does it better than just about anyone else. - John HartA tough, uncompromising and elegantly written thriller that elevates Kortya to the must-read status of the likes of Child, Connolly, Coben and Deaver. - Irish IndependentA high-concept thriller ... a gripping picture of the horror that could lurk in America's wide-open spaces. - The Sunday TimesIs it possible we will be treated to some more Novak in the future? I don't know. What I do know is that Koryta's last three novels represent the high water mark for modern thriller writing and whatever he writes next I will be reading. - Crime Fiction Lover