" It started out with so many names from different generations that I got lost and bored in the confusion. But halfway through the book, I was finding it compelling reading, although not very realistic. I wonder if Paretsky really thinks Kansans are so stereotypical. The characters were charicatures, and most of them were not likeable. The book painted liberals, conservatives, and religious people alike with the color of hatred and/or simplemindedness. The library labels it as mystery, but it's more about wacko religious nuts than any mystery. "
— Missmath144, 11/18/2013