REVIEWS
HOBART MERCURY
August 21, 2010
"...best new Aussie entrant in the crime stakes since Peter Temple."
"Geoffrey McGeachin has written a feisty, beautifully researched thriller ... shot through with brilliant insights and great dialogue ... the best new Aussie entrant in the crime stakes since Peter Temple." (read full review)
Jonathan Dawson
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WEEKLY TIMES
August 9, 2010
"... a bottler of a book ... superbly crafted ... a terrific book in all respects."
"Authentic is a word that comes to mind with this very dyed-in-the-wool novel. McGeachin has an ear for Aussie lingo and he blends it seamlessly into a bottler of a book ... While the story is superbly crafted with tantalising hints dropped occasionally, when Berlin gets the clue that will break the case it comes at an entirely unexpected moment ... This is a book that is hard to fault ... A terrific book in all respects."
Christopher Bantick
DAILY TELEGRAPH, Sydney
June 10, 2010
"intriguing detective fiction"
"McGeachin's reconstruction of post-war Australia has an air of authenticity as the background to this intriguing detective fiction ... there is a depth to the characters that is characteristic of the better modern detective fiction."
Troy Lennon
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THE ADVERTISER, ADELAIDE
July 17, 2010
"5 Stars - Recommended"
"... he's a complex character who has forgotten how to enjoy life, even when propositioned by a flirtatious photographer. But it's far more than a police procedural. Part lament, part tribute, it paints a picture of post-war Australia, a place of shattered families, beaten women and maimed men, whose anger lurks just beneath the surface.
Recommended, especially for anyone who thinks life today is tough."