eusebius

"If you cross the Dickens of Bleak House (surreal urban nightmares) with the Martin Amis of London Fields (bristling social satire), you might have a close approximation of what Herron has done here. Joe Country was a more interesting read." Permalink

"Have you ever wondered what a detective novel would be like if the detectives played almost no part in the solving of the case? Dalgleish and Rickards are capable sleuths but they are made irrelevant to the course of events: six murders, two suici..." Permalink