“Karin Fossum’s characters are so realistic, I keep expecting to see them on the crosstown express bus.”  — Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review   “Psychologically fraught . . . rewards the patient reader with a mix of physical and mental peril and emotional power.”  — Wall Street Journal  "Those who like Scandinavian mysteries and the subtle buildup of psychological thrillers will enjoy this book. An essential purchase."  —Library Journal   "A wonderfully tense psychological crime novel by a master storyteller."  —Booklist   "A familiar damsel-in-distress story veers off script into territory that would be too dark for almost anyone but Fossum."  —Kirkus Reviews    “Engrossing… Fossum has rendered Ragna’s plight with great precision and empathy in this acute psychological study of loneliness and grief. Fans of more nuanced Scandinavian crime fiction will be rewarded.”—Publishers Weekly —