"[A] first-class psychological study . . . the character drawing, although a little cruel, is admirably done and the writing is consistently excellent." - Times Literary Supplement
"It is original, it is strangely exciting, and the logic of its plan is repeated in the behaviour of its characters." - L. P. Hartley
"It is really a detective story in which the clues, instead of being actual, are psychological. The reader is made to feel all the tension and curiosity which a good crime novel inspires, and he is not disappointed." - The Tablet
Twelve years...
"[A] first-class psychological study . . . the character drawing, although a little cruel, is admirably done and the writing is consistently excellent...
