«D'Andrea piles on the action and the atmosphere with the panache of a seasoned writer.»

Marcel Berlins, The Times

«Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesbø.»

Massimo Vincenz, La Repubblica

«D'Andrea's a name to add to your Eurocrime list.»

David Hewson

«A beguiling read . . . A cold-case whodunnit [and] a Shadow of the Wind-style quest»

John Dugdale, Sunday Times

«Bestselling writer Luca D'Andrea has concocted a fearsome witches' brew of myth, memory and mayhem»

Sunday Times Crime Club

«D'Andrea delivers with quite some verve a haunting whodunnit laden with elements of myth and fairy tale»

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«A well paced page-turner»

A N Wilson, Tablet