" Part detective novel, part courtroom drama, this book is not badly written. However, I resent its extreme sensationalism. Murder not bad enough? Throw in some sexual abuse. Still not bad enough? Make it incest. Still want more? How about a child sodomy ring? It makes me angry that a book should require this much suffering to make a simple whodunnit story. I've read about 5 or 8 of the 40 or so books Anne Perry has written, and I've mostly enjoyed them for their Victorian color and suspense. But this one really pissed me off. Boo! Rotten tomatoes! "
— Laura, 2/8/2014