"[Timothy Dalton] reads the book in a rich, Celtic-inflected baritone that seems sensuously involved with the book's striking, though often fetid, imagery, while his powerful delivery is at one with its escalating tension ... This is, apparently, the first book in a projected series, and one hopes Dalton will stick around to give it voice."

- The Washington Post

"This is a melancholy and brooding story that sublimely evokes time, place and mood ... the actor has resonant and deep voice. Dalton is clearly well trained and meets the poetic narrative with a realistic performance that never sounds like he is 'acting.'"

- Rochelle O'Gorman, The Plain Dealer, also published by The Boston Globe (AP)

"Timothy Dalton - yes, the former Bond - delivers the third-person narration furiously as it follows Quirk ... Rooting for Quirke is easy, and Dalton delivers him up to the denouement with a grimacing irony sure not to disappoint."

- Sunday Sun-Times Chicago