“It’s tough to resist George’s storytelling, once hooked.” — USA Today
“George is a master…she upholds the English tradition beautifully.” — Chicago Tribune
“This is a riveting installment in a superb series—far more than just plain good. It’s also a turning point for the series as George makes some bold, surprising decisions that permanently change the lives of the characters her fans have come to know.” — Booklist (starred review)
“George expertly uses every device in the book from red herrings to blind alleys, from subtle twists to swift shocks. This is an outstanding and explosive addition to a popular series.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“George’s appetite for unerring detail, complex plotting, and probing attention to issues of class, race, character and disenfranchisement has always made her an original, and Witness confirms her mastery. . . . The real shocker for longtime fans is a stakes-rising, stunningly effective plot twist that changes the entire series in a heartbeat.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A good read.” — San Jose Mercury News
“George fully develops every nuance of the racially loaded case—and every thrill in the chase. But it’s the note on which the novel ends that stuns as the series is violently wrenched onto new ground.” — New York Daily News
“[A] juicy serial killer whodunit.” — USA Today
“A satisfying blend of suspense and psychological case study. . . . Weaving issues of race, gender, class and politics into her skillfully crafted prose, George creates a morally complex world that illuminates the ways in which everyone’s motives are suspect—even our own.” — People (4 stars, "Critics Choice")
“Will keep readers on the edge of their seats.” — Bookreporter.com
“Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . it’s one of George’s best, and that’s saying something.” — Seattle Times
“Powerful.” — Orlando Sentinel
“Excellent.” — Globe and Mail (Toronto)
“Always entertaining.” — Nashville Tennessean