The Violet Hour

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

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

Tess Gerritsen

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

Publishers Weekly

Be prepared to stay up all night

James Ellroy

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

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

Chicago Tribune

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

Nelson DeMille

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

Booklist

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

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