"Arresting and terrifying . . . Will keep you pondering long after you put it down." - "New York World Telegram and Sun"
"Taut detachment . . . irresistible narrative drive. Realized with brilliance and tough, intelligent restraint . . . An unusually ambitious feat of the imagination."- "New York Times"
"Shockingly effective, with a real sense of danger." - "The Nation"
"A shattering, sensational novel . . . a real original." - "Daily Express"
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