The action moves relentlessly...setreet-wise, hyper-violent

Apaches showcases Carcaterra's ability to create chillingly evil characters and a world horrifying in its depravity

A golden-girl romp every bit as eccentric as it sounds...there is something touching about her plucky, world-weary survivors that has us rooting for them all the way

This deliciously indulgent novel is as charming as Scarlet O'Hara and as comforting as a mug of cocoa

Flagg is a consummate storyteller

Tautly told in a crisp translation of the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund, the story is a riveting exploration of the consequences of crime, a whydunnit rather than the traditional whodunnit

A brooding study of how one thoughtless action can have catastrophic consequences

Fossum never forgets that her primary duty is to entertain, and she keeps her cut-to-the-bone mystery moving briskly

Norwegian writer Karin Fossum has been turning out a steady and impressive body of work since long before Steig Larsson first put pen to paper...This is a first-rate psychological thriller, one of Fossum's best books to date.