'This is an absolutely outstanding read. It's a fast-paced crime thriller and is very well written. My attention never waned for a moment. I grew up in Cork, so I know many of the places referred to like the back of my hand. I think even if I didn't know them, the well-drawn characters and the absorbing plot would have drawn me in. Collins rocks as a character. His mum and the recounting of her travails was excellent. Some of his Gardai colleagues, well, who wouldn't be familiar with their type!
The villain of the piece, although you're cheering for his demise, really is a dim bulb, so you think god, that light just has to be snuffed out.
The bittersweet part about the foxes made me feel so sad. Kelly having her life taken so prematurely by the scourge of poverty, prostitution, and drugs. The recognition by the author of classism in Cork. As Coakley says, a child's life in Knocknaheeny is somehow deemed lesser in value than that of a child in Bishopstown.
I raced through the book as I didn't want to put it down. I thought the ending was excellent. Coakley is a superb writer. I will read more of Coakley. I highly recommend this author to other readers.' - Lizp, Goodreads.
'This is the One City One Book in Cork for 2020. Reminds me of other great crime thrillers based in Cork i.e The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard and Darkest Truth by Catherine Kirwan. Tadhg is a brilliant writer and portrays Cork city and county beautifully. It's a captivating tale and I can't wait for the next book in the series'. - Jordan, Goodreads
