“A gripping work of literary suspense that blends tense courtroom drama with tight-lipped witnesses and brooding small-town strangeness.”—Kill Your Darlings

“A very engaging, and extremely realistic debut novel.”—Reviewing the Evidence

“Serong writes pithy, pin-sharp dialogue…As the revelations accelerate, Serong is able to combine both narrative pace and those extra moments of humanity that a character needs to become real.”—Crime Time

“An elegant writer who can move effortlessly from laugh out-loud funny to elegiac to downright touching.”—Crime Review

“Serong is a talented storyteller.”—Booklist (The Rules of Backyard Cricket)

“Exciting and relevant.”—Washington Post (On the Java Ridge)

“Devastatingly brilliant.”—Shelf Awareness (On the Java Ridge)