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“Mayor is a painstaking storyteller and the result is a believable, richly detailed story.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)
“All the story strings are woven with the common sense and low-key heroics that characterize the series, but Mayor’s greatest strength remains his uncanny ability to capture the seedy, seamy sides of life in his home state of Vermont—from evil-smelling public housing projects to factories and workshops rusting away behind the scenic but deceptively pretty greenery.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Homicide detective Joe Gunther investigates two separate but particularly grisly murders…A solid procedural.” Library Journal
“[Mayor’s] books always offer well-crafted characters, skillful storytelling, and one of the strongest senses of place in the mystery genre. This one won’t disappoint, and a lyrical two hundred-word description of a Brattleboro snowfall might be the sweetest, most knowing two hundred words of the year.” Booklist
“Gunther remains thoroughly likable, his Brattleboro interesting and fully realized.” Kirkus Reviews