Michael Connelly
John Harvey writes the way we all wish we could write. His stories are filled with the blood of true character.
Marilyn Stasio
The architecture of Harvey’s storytelling begs to be admired, with its multiple narratives, shifting time lines and elaborate plot details.
The Telegraph (UK)
Harvey’s books have hogged the critics’ superlatives, even being compared by Elmore Leonard, no less, with Graham Greene, no less. [His] great gifts for sharp but compassionate characterisation, and flashback chapters set during the miners’ strike remind us that he is often at his best when he is angriest. [H]is books are ultimately cathartic.
George Pelecanos
Crime fiction at its best.
The Times (London)
No one in Britain is writing better crime fiction.
Booklist (starred review)
The Resnick novels remain one of the high points in the history of crime fiction.
Marilyn Stasio - The New York Times Book Review
The final novel in his masterly series featuring Inspector Charlie Resnick. We’d hate to lose this Nottingham policeman whose love of jazz distinguishes him as the mellowest of detectives. The elegiac tone struck in this melancholy story makes it clear that Harvey has no intention of giving Resnick a reprieve.
Patrick Anderson - The Washington Post
Harvey’s books are a joy because he excels in every aspect of crime fiction, including adroit plotting, sharp dialogue, subtle characterizations, and an underlying, shimmering intelligence.
Daily Mail (UK)
Harvey yet again reveals the elegant prose, fluent touch and emotional grasp of a supreme craftsman.
