"Royston Blake is a boastful, aggressive, foul-mouthed, psychopathic hard-man of the utmost political incorrectness, a failure at everything he does but an indomitable believer in his own cleverness and sex appeal. He's also a careless multiple killer (though insistent that it was never his fault). In short, a thoroughly unpleasant and dislikeable character. Why, then - this is a great mystery - is it so enjoyable to read about him?" - Marcel Berlins, The Times

"Brilliant first-person portrayal of Rik Suntan... his egotistical, self-regarding quest for fame, driven by Bowie's soul but hampered by a cleft lip and little talent, is at once pathetic, tragic and wonderfully entertaining."
- Eric Brown, The Guardian

"Charlie Williams is one of the most singular voices working in crime today, able to sneak insane comedy into his very dark novels without the reader ever confusing his work as something akin to a "comic crime" novel like those you might get from Carl Hiaasen or Janet Evanovich."
- Nerd of Noir, Spinetingler