`With its deft writing and well-rounded characters, this novel is an accomplished and atmospheric police procedural that frequently strays into classic noir badlands.' * Qantas Magazine * `Briskly written within an unobtrusive literary frame, this seductive novel works on multiple levels.' * Age * `Intriguing.' * Herald Sun * `Transporting and deliciously frustrating.' * Hannah Kent, on His Bloody Project * `Grabs you by the throat and doesn't let you go.' * Guardian, on His Bloody Project * `Riveting, dark and ingeniously constructed.' * Sunday Times, on His Bloody Project * `Gripping, blackly playful and intelligent.' * The Times, on His Bloody Project * `Graeme Macrae Burnet creates true noir in the mysterious, funny and intelligent The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau.' * The List, Top Scottish Books of the Year *