"The cast of this brilliant thriller ... are pure Raymond Chandler ... but the Viennese setting gives it an extra, stylish twist. It's excEllently written and fearsomely gripping." -
Kate Saunders, The Times "Very few novels published in recent years match its daunting panache... The fast-moving, cleverly convoluted plot is brilliantly served by the sustained irony of Ignat Avsey's witty translation... a terrific book, one to read and then urge everyone else to follow suit... a truly clever, rather wonderful book that both plays with and defies genre."
- Eileen Battersby, Irish Times "A fascinating snapshot of Vienna between the wars, pacey and entertaining."
- Laura Wilson, Guardian "The action shifts and shimmers in a Vienna that comes to life." -
Eileen Battersby, Irish Times