A terrifyingly addictive series - I'm hooked! Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef investigates the creepiest of crimes

Micallef, a nice twist on the traditional middle-aged alcoholic male cop, is wearily, startlingly real

Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef, a character one can't get enough of. It's hard, maybe impossible, to think of her equal in crime fiction... keeps the reader's heart pounding from first page to last in a distinctive and superior crime novel

Hazel Micallef is a splendid recruit to the ranks of fictional detectives

'Very cleverly plotted...simultaneously scary and alluring'

'Wartime London is conjured up with unique skill...Fowler's powers of description are enviable'

'Very fine writing, a lot of atmosphere, and a great deal of irresistible London arcana'

'The second in his new series of long-awaited Bryant and May mysteries. From the time I first encountered these two characters in a short story in City Jitters, I've wanted Fowler to do precisely what he's doing now. That would be long, complex and very funny detective novels about the exploits of London's PCU - the Peculiar Crimes Unit'

'Bryant and May are engaging characters and I look forward to their next outing'