" I can now mark five notches on my Anne Perry list of books read of the Inspector Monk series. The real draw in this one is the accusation that Hester Latterly, an ongoing character, has murdered one of her patients. I liked it very much, as I do all of the Monk books, but I did think that the mystery of who was responsible was somewhat predicatable, based on how Perry creates her criminal characters. They're getting easier to spot. Then again, I have about ten more Monk mysteries to go to test out my theory! I continue to especially enjoy the evolving character of Monk, as well as Hester and Oliver Rathbone, lawyer extraordinaire. "
— Allyson, 1/26/2014