You will have to read [<i>The So Blue Marble</i>] for yourself, and if you wake up in the night screaming with terror, don't say we didn't warn you
NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW OF BOOKS
The debut by one of the great American suspense writers will suck you in even as it makes you keep asking, "Did I just read that?"
KIRKUS starred review
[Hughes's] novels are carefully crafted pieces, ahead of their time in their use of psychological suspense and their piercing observations about class and race. She was among the best
Non-stop action, with menace and daring exploits bursting through the smooth veneer of upper-class life...Readers new to this forgotten classic are in for a treat
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Extraordinary ... Hughes's brilliant descriptive powers make and unmake reality
NEW YORKER
The debut by one of the great American suspense writers will suck you in even as it makes you keep asking, "Did I just read that?"
KIRKUS