" This novel, unlike all the other novels of the Deborah Knott series is set in New York City. The time is January and a snowstorm has encased the city, but murder continues. Maron also wrote a series set in New York with Sigrid Harald as the main character. Maron penned the last Sigrid mystery in 1995, but this novel seems to predict the reemergence of Sigrid. Sigrid seems the main character of this novel. Sigrid leads the police investigation, while Deborah and Dwight seem to be by-standers. The Southern format is replaced by the fast-paced format of New York. The crime does not linger for days, but is quickly solved. Maron appears to be following Michael Connelly's scheme of intertwining figures from different series. While Connelly's grouping works, Maron's meetings seem stilted and flat. The story seemed boring and not climatic, even though some of the characters were quirky. "
— Debbie, 11/28/2013