Critical Praise

"This is a humdinger of a whodunnit. Read it!"

——Colin Dexter

"With this cunningly plotted and darkly atmospheric effort, Sansom proves himself to be a promising newcomer."

——Publishers Weekly

"Sansom seems to have been born with, or instinctively acquired, that precious balance of creativity and research that lets a mystery set in another time walk a delicate line between history and humanity."

——Chicago Tribune

"The sights, the voices, the very smell of this turbulent age seem to rise from the page. With his remarkable debut, C. J. Sansom can lay claim to a place among the most distinguished of modern historical novelists."

——P. D. James