"Anyone who enjoys an ingenious mystery plot will enjoy Caudwell’s."
— Newsday
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
"Marvelous … Combines wit and forbearance, intellect and passion, above all, humor and perfection of language. Sarah set out to write a classic English village crime story, complete with vicar and mad virgin, and here it is, together with Hilary Tamar and the brilliant, sexy, young lawyers at the Chancery Bar."
— Amanda Cross
"Brilliant."
— Chicago Sun-Times
"The humor is wicked, but the intelligence behind it is smart and sweet."
— The New York Times Book Review
"Clean, elegant, observant and witty."
— The Washington Post
Also by Sarah Caudwell:
The Sirens Sang of Murder
"An absolute joy."
— Elizabeth Peters
The Shortest Way to Hades
"An utterly delightful book … it will be irresistible to all who enjoy polished, civilized prose."
— The New York Times Book Review
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
"A tour de force … a hilarious comedy of manners."
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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