"Hiaasen is one of America's finest satirists. Brookmyre is Britain's."-Observer (UK)

"Brookmyre is a genius."-Daily Mirror (UK)

"A thriller, love story, social satire and a warning against taking absurdism seriously."-Time Out (UK)

Praise for Christopher Brookmyre: "Vintage Brookmyre-equal parts adrenaline and empathy, a plot that opens out like a Japanese flower dropped in hot water, and characters so real you want to reach through the page and save them."-Diana Gabaldon, on The Last Hack

"A highly entertaining writer-his books have won awards for their comic as well as their crime-fiction elements-Brookmyre is tenacious when it comes to exploring the most cynical aspects of his characters while peppering his writing with amusing and spot-on details."-Boston Globe, on The Last Hack

"Hair-raising . . . [A] devilishly complicated mystery. Don't even try to guess the outcome."-New York Times Book Review, on Black Widow