"One of the most ingenious crime writers around. Highly recommended" Daily Telegraph "Mankell is in the first division of crime writing" The Times "Not only an intriguing puzzle, but a moving description of a man trying to keep faith with a dead friend... This is the best aspect of crime fiction: a gripping plot plus the exploration of character and relationships that reverberate around murder" Independent "So compelling that, at the end of the sleepless night it took to read, I blearily reached for a keyboard to search for Mankell's other titles" -- Mark Lawson Guardian
