Feb 01, 2000 | 416 Pages
"A superb thriller that will keep the reader breathless right up to the final page."
–San Francisco Chronicle
"THE MOST INTERESTING AND RICHLY TEXTURED CRIME STORY OF THE SEASON."
–Time
"[SMITH] AT THE TOP OF HIS FORM . . . It is fun, the well-plotted, dense fun of an intelligent, shadowy, literary enigma. . . . Brisk and edifying entertainment."
–The New York Times
"A JOY TO READ."
–The Washington Post Book World
