The Violet Hour

Consistently surprising . . . Montanari keeps the reader deliciously off balance throughout, letting the novel accrue horrors and deft misdirections, right until its gory end

Publishers Weekly

The novel is, like the nameless killer's victims, well executed. And like the killer himself, fiendishly twisted. A real page turner

Booklist

Told at breakneck pace, with more than one truly frightening villain, and a protagonist whose tenacity in the face of evil makes him a hero for our times, you turn the pages as if your very life depends on it

Daily Mail

A relentlessly suspenseful, soul-chilling thriller that hooks you instantly

Tess Gerritsen

A no-holds-barred thriller that thrusts the reader into the black soul of the killer ... those with a taste for Thomas Harris will look forward to the sure-to-follow sequel

Library Journal

Be prepared to stay up all night

James Ellroy

A specialist in serial killer tales ... a wonderfully evocative writer

Publishers Weekly

Razor-sharp plotting with a powerful narrative ... thrills to its very satisfying end

Chicago Tribune

The novel is, like the nameless killer's victims, well executed. And like the killer himself, fiendishly twisted. A real page turner

Booklist

Savvy and sharp ... as well-written a thriller as The Silence of the Lambs ... A winner

Nelson DeMille

With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy

Crime Time Magazine