A vibrant and pacey legal thriller with a big-hearted heroine you'll be rooting for from the very first page -- PAULA HAWKINS

A great read -- NUALA McGOVERN - * BBC Woman's Hour *

An evocative, touching and - in multiple senses - moving portrait of Zambian life and politics at a moment of great transformation -- NAMWALI SERPELL

Such a good thriller . . . I loved this book -- NATALIE JAMIESON

A beautiful read - short, gripping and full of intriguing characters. It blends legal procedural and activism . . . Mwanza gives us characters who show us why the stakes are way too high for us to sit on the sidelines - * Brittle Paper *

A riveting legal thriller set in the corrupt and homophobic political world of Zambia in the early 1990s . . . Mwanza brings her experience as both a former lawyer and a native of Zambia to this provocative page-turner - * TIME *

[A] stellar debut mystery - * Washington Post *

An angry and heartrending novel, told with verve and a deep understanding of systemic cruelty . . . Compelling - * Foreign Policy *

A refreshing, spirited debut [that] would appeal to anyone interested in modern African history, the collision of religion and tradition, progressive movements and the entanglement of power and corruption - * Booklist *

A smash of a debut . . . Iris Mwanza has taken it all on, from the original reverberating assault of British colonialism to what happened next, to a sideswipe at contemporary Zambia, and she's done it with literal grace -- ALEXANDRA FULLER