"Part historical stunner, part Kurosawa crime film, an original all the way. David Peace's depiction of a war-torn metropolis both crumbling and ascendant is peerless, and the story itself is beautifully wrought." –James Ellroy
"Brilliant, perplexing, claustrophobic.... Exhilarating." –
The New York Times Book Review "The big post-war Japan novel, a fierce marriage of mood and narrative drive. David Peace continues to polish and advance his particular brand of literary crime fiction." –George Pelecanos
"Once this hellish locomotive of a book hooks onto its tracks it becomes difficult to stop." –
San Francisco Chronicle