"Let’s not mince words. This is a great book. Truly difficult to put down... sophisticated, smart and uncomfortable, and the story is cracking."──Lionel Shriver, Washington Post
"Startlingly good...Osborne has been described as an heir to Graham Greene, and he shares with Greene an interest in what might be called the moral thriller.”──Katie Kitamura, New York Times Book Review
"A seductively menacing new thriller by Lawrence Osborne...who unites Graham Greene’s fondness for foreign soil with Patricia Highsmith’s fascination with the nastier coils of the human psyche.”──NPR’s “Fresh Air"
"As a thriller, a real page-turner, and as social commentary an astutely glancing approach to Europe's migration crisis. Rivetingly well written. Osborne...has a fine feel for the complexities of culture clash."──Financial Times (Summer Picks 2017)
"Sensuous and elegantly written... a masterful and sophisticated psychological thriller that explores moral ambiguity from multiple perspectives."──BBC Culture (best beach reads of 2017)
“Beautifully crafted and psychologically astute, Osborne's latest novel takes us on another journey through a heart of moral darkness. A rich, disturbing, and compelling read."──Kirkus (starred review)
"Soaked in lush descriptions of the breathtaking Greek countryside... brilliantly paced."──Booklist (starred review)