“Angel’s Tip is a riveting read that snaps with the beat of New York. Be prepared for a knuckle-biting journey that’ll keep you turning pages until the very end.” - Faye Kellerman
“Alafair Burke has created a winning heroine in Ellie Hatcher, someone to root for not only in this book, but I hope in many more tales as yet untold.” - Tami Hoag
“Alafair Burke is one of those rare writers whose books are both scary and cerebral. Complex plotting, multi-layered characters, a creepy serial killer - in Angel’s Tip, Burke has once again proven herself a terrific storyteller.” - Sandra Brown
“Gripping…. Burke leaves her principle characters little time to sleep; readers will relate.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[Burke] scores on all counts in this thriller about a serial killer with a hair fetish.... [Her] brisk and ultimately suspenseful narrative offers wily and intricate plotting and sharply etched major and minor characters.” - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“Burke, the daughter of Cajun thriller maestro James Lee, is a terrific web spinner. She knows when and how to drop clues to keep readers at her mercy.” - Entertainment Weekly
“An engaging, whirlwind adventure…. The end of the novel leaves the reader with one question: When’s the next Alafair Burke book coming out?” - Caroline Berson, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today.” - Dennis Lehane
“The killer’s thoughts are interspersed throughout the story, which might give away who it is before Ellie figures it out. But by then, readers will be hooked and won’t want to miss how it all goes down.” - Sandra Garcia-Myers, Romantic Times (4 out of 4 stars)
“A gifted storyteller.” - Chicago Tribune
“Addictive. …Holds the readers attention from first word to last, and begs for a sequel.” - Kirkus Reviews on Dead Connection
“Appealing. Burke’s procedural plays well off her experiences with the legal system - she was deputy district attorney in Portland and teaches criminal law at Hofstra University School of Law in New York.” - Jeff Baker, Oregonian
“The protagonist switch is paying off handsomely. Burke has beefed up her ability to plot, and the story she spins here is a doozy…. Angel’s Tip is the mark of a writer growing comfortable in her own voice and within the thriller genre’s wise constraints.” - Sarah Weinman, Baltimore Sun
“Alafair Burke is one of those rare writers whose books are both scary and cerebral. Complex plotting, multi-layered characters, a creepy serial killer - in Angel’s Tip, Burke has once again proven herself a terrific storyteller.” - Sandra Brown
“Alafair Burke proves her flair for creating compelling characters and a tricky plot.” - Perri O'Shaughnessy, author of Keeper of the Keys
“[Burke] scores on all counts in this thriller about a serial killer with a hair fetish. Pathos underscores the complicated second case Burke hands to NYPD cop Ellie Hatcher…. Burke makes good on a solid buildup by pulling off a big surprise…. [Her] brisk and ultimately suspenseful narrative offers wily and intricate plotting and sharply etched major and minor characters.” - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“Alafair Burke, as many mystery fans know well, is the daughter of renowned crime fiction writer James Lee Burke…. Alafair, now on the law faculty at Hofstra University, is continuing that fine family tradition.” - Diana Pinckley, New Orleans Times-Picayune