“Very few detective stories baffle me, but Mr. Carr’s always do.”
—Agatha Christie
“No one is so consistently successful as Carr, who combines genuine understanding of and relish for the past with a comparable understanding and relish in matters of detectival trickery.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“An excellent novel of crime and puzzlement.”
—The New York Times on To Wake the Dead
“A superb story written by an expert.”
—The New Yorker on The Emperor’s Snuff-Box
“Mystery fiction at its finest—an enthralling story such as only Carr can conjure up.”
—Newsday on The Demoniacs
“One of the best … Read it for the story or puzzle or period color—but by all means read it.”
—The New York Times Book Review on Scandal at High Chimneys