"Auspicious....Agatha Christie fans will find much to like in this traditional whodunit."—Publishers Weekly

"The kind of old-school English mysteries that fans of Christie and Sayers love ... but this will be pleasing to more than traditionalists, because it adds a P.D. Jamesian subtlety to the comfortable Christie formula. Antonia Darcy is a terrific sleuth, and Raichev is a very clever writer, indeed."—Booklist