"No one writes crime novels quite like the French author Fred Vargas... another compelling read by this most original of novelists" -- Susanna Yager Sunday Telegraph "Vargas has a wonderfully offbeat imagination that makes each of her novels a refreshing delight" -- Peter Guttridge Observer "Establishes Vargas beyond doubt as a cool, clever, original and deeply humane crime writer" -- Heather O'donoghue Times Literary Supplement "It is enthralling and great fun from start to finish... all done with great verve, wit and invention" -- Allan Massie Scotsman "There is a haunting quality to Vargas's writing" -- Kath Murphy Scotland on Sunday
