"A mixture of speed, filigreed narration and Pynchon-esque social satire. . . .
Glow burns with inventive energy." –
San Francisco Chronicle " Virtuosic. . . . Reads at a breakneck pace of a who-done-it potboiler." -
The Los Angeles Times "A pulpy whodunit, but it develops into something much weirder [that] by the end you might feel as if your brain had been CrossFit training." –
Entertainment Weekly "Antic [and] madly engaging. . . . [Beauman] has a boundless ability to entertain." –
The Wall Street Journal "A novel that wakes us up . . . enchants readers with an intricate plot, dazzles with distinct characters [and] simply thrills with a unique, distinctive writing style." –
Pittsburgh Post-Gazett "Beauman's zest for everyday comedy and a well-turned sentence is as evident as ever from the first scene." –
The Washington Post "A raucous, seriocomic mash-up of mystery and noir. . . . This smart and streetwise novel will bring a glow to the reader as well." –
Library Journal "Glow does not glow–it dazzles." –
The Independent, UK
"We are in the presence of a genuine talent here. . . . Beauman's great originality and skill [and] intelligent aesthetic often provide pure revitalizing reading pleasure; he is playful, arresting, unnerving, opulent, rude and–above all, deliciously, startlingly, exuberantly fresh." –
The Guardian, UK