‘Superb writing. Read her!’ Ann Cleeves

‘Utterly engrossing. Rather than creating a simple case of goodies and baddies, Maguire subtly examines the complexity of the human personality. This hugely chilling and evocative story, mixing lyrical language and brutal events, is told with great psychological acuity’ Sydney Morning Herald

‘This is a harrowing, fascinating, compelling work from an accomplished and thoughtful Australian writer who uses the vehicle of a young woman’s death to question and explore society’s treatment of women, the everyday violence it condones and its intrusive fascination with the murder of pretty young women’ The Australian

‘This is far more than a page-turning crime drama, though it is also that. Maguire’s focus is on those left behind, the often unacknowledged victims of violent crimes. It is a nuanced portrait of a group of flawed characters, male and female, responding to a tragedy’ Newtown Review of Books