Apr 04, 2006 | 224 Pages
Oct 10, 2004
“Mighty scary. Only an author as clever and confident as Pears could pull off this trick.”—Newsweek
“A stripped-down exercise in creeping dread.”—Christian Science Monitor
“A shrewd and masterful raconteur…a tour de force.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Weirdly haunting, the traps [Pears] sets for the critic are also traps for the reader.”—Baltimore Sun
“One gutsy novelist… The suspense becomes almost unbearable.”—Boston Globe
“A fascinating world of high-minded literature written on a small canvas.”—Houston Chronicle
“An exquisite little gem.”—Booklist, starred review
