"Fred Vargas ... is rapidly asserting herself as one of the most impressive working crime writers" Metro "Stylish prose and strong characters" Financial Times "Irresistibly gripping, powerfully written and quite often frightening" The Times "The fascination of Fred Vargas's books is due as much to her characters as her plots... sit back and enjoy" Sunday Telegraph "If you haven't cottoned on to Vargas's brilliant Adamsberg detective stories, you're missing a treat" Scotland on Sunday
