"What makes this novel special is Maron's ability to bring this web of conflicts to subtle, vivid life." (Kirkus Reviews) "Maron constructs a tight mystery, peoples it with an original cast and powerfully evokes her Outer Banks setting." (Publishers Weekly) "Her Carolina characters are enchanting, but for recreating the Old South, no one tops her evocations of lavender blossoms, salty sea air, and wisteria that is 'drop-dead' gorgeous." (Chicago Sun-Times) "Maron writes in a quietly ecstatic manner about the natural beauty of her sea-swept setting and the eccentricities of its insular residents, whom she calls 'prickly as sea urchins and suspicious as hermit crabs.'" (The New York Times) "Maron evokes environments with great detail and insight . . .it is not superficial and the reader gets to know the town and the social gradations very well." (Los Angeles Times) "Deborah Knott is no alienated Philip Marlowe. She is a modern, believable, single professional woman with a blind spot or two, small vanities, intelligence to spare, and a self-mocking voice that quickly endears her to the reader. Knott's costar . . .is North Carolina herself, which Maron renders with the considerable humor, affection, and clear-eyed understanding she brings to her heroine." (Atlanta Journal/Constitution)
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