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Critical Praise

Dark, atmospheric, riveting suspense… Gregg Olsen is one of the best. You'll sleep with the lights on after reading Gregg Olsen's dark, atmospheric, page-turning suspense … if you can sleep at all. Suspense that grips you from the first page to the last.

—Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of FEAR NO EVIL

A stunning thriller --- a brutally dark story with a compelling, intricate plot. The rare bonus is a heroine so genuine and engaging you’ll immediately connect and root for her against a dark, evil character who’s bound to scare the hell out of you.

—Alex Kava, New York Times bestselling author of WHITEWASH

A page-turner… Olsen brings his vast knowledge of the criminal mind to the fictional stage, deftly combining just the right mix of plot and characterization to create a work of dark, gripping suspense.

—Anne Frasier, USA Today bestselling author of GARDEN OF DARKNESS

This stunning thriller is the love child of Thomas Harris and Laura Lippman, with all the thrills and the sheer glued-to-the-page artistry of both.

—Ken Bruen, Shamus Award-winning author of PRIEST

A great thriller that grabs you by the throat and takes you into the dark, scary places of the heart and soul.

—Kay Hooper

Olsen does a nice job balancing past and present plots and subplots in this intricately layered story, keeping the tension taut and pages turning.

Publishers Weekly