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Critical Praise

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

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

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