“Excellent…. This is an intelligent, finely crafted mystery, a speculative thriller that brilliantly channels the anxieties of our time.” — New York Times Book Review
“Excellent…. Think of this novel as a gritty, noirish crossbreed of Blade Runner and L.A. Confidential.... This is an intelligent, finely crafted mystery, a speculative thriller that brilliantly channels the anxieties of our time.” — New York Times Book Review
“Boldly imaginative…. A magnetic heroine in a heart-racing story.” — A. D. Miller, author of Man Booker-shortlisted Snowdrops
“The writing is concise and compellingly readable.… Freedland has another winner here.” — Booklist
“The United States’ debt to China has changed the balance of power dramatically in this convincing near-future thriller from Freedland...who keeps the pages turning and unveils a twist that few will anticipate.” — Publishers Weekly
“Jonathan Freedland’s inventive, thought-provoking political context gives the good plot added bite, depth and intelligence.” — The Times (London)
“The story, spiced with murder and torture, is engrossingly labyrinthine.” — Sunday Telegraph
“A killer novel…full of intrigue, plotting, and duplicity.” — Piers Morgan
“Nobody does the high-IQ, high-octane thriller better than Jonathan Freedland.” — Tony Parsons
