"The best current mystery series around."
--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Ellie Stone is my number one pick for a fictional best friend."
--The Suspense is Thrilling Me

"Ellie Stone is the perfect protagonist--extraordinary but with enough girl-next-door charm in her that she instantly becomes a friend."
--Allen Eskens, USA Today-bestselling author of The Life We Bury

"Ellie Stone is nothing short of charming. Read Cast the First Stone and you'll likely soon find yourself reading all of Ziskin's Ellie Stone books."
--Durango Telegraph

"Ziskin's writing displays a remarkable command of words, building them into a complex and convincing set and cast of characters."
-Suspense Magazine

"Ellie is one of my favorite characters in the genre. Her intelligence and fearlessness belie her youth. She's at once vulnerable yet self-assured, intelligent yet impulsive, liberated yet yearning for a romantic connection. But what really sets Ziskin's books apart is the poetry of his writing--a linguist by training, he excels at poetic and evocative descriptions of the fascinating characters and the nostalgic 1960's upstate New York setting."
--MysteryPeople

"James W. Ziskin is someone I can recommend to anyone who likes good mysteries. He has universal appeal."
--Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine

"Smart, relevant, and thoroughly compelling .... [I'm] eagerly awaiting Ellie Stone's next adventure."
--Reviewing the Evidence