波士顿全球周选
A Boston Globe Pick of the Week
“一部轻松愉快的处女作小说。”《波士顿杂志》，2015年三月必读精选
“充满喜剧色彩的神秘悬疑，夹杂着各式各样的小插曲和癫狂，读者们一定会忍不住猜想，这仿佛就是昆汀•塔伦蒂诺改编版的本尼迪克特•康伯巴奇‘夏洛克’系列。”——The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
“长期以来非常值得推崇的侦探故事之一……这部世故繁复之作不仅构思精良，同时内容丰富……简直就仿佛是由伊恩•皮尔斯和翁贝托•艾科所著的高端悬疑佳作。”—Bookslut
“极具风格的段落不仅展现出了特赖克的所思所想，也令这部小说作品脱引而出，其营造出的阅读体验完全不同于我所读过的其他作品……如果你热爱阅读并且希望能够读一点不一样的东西，那么本书正是你所需要的。”Waterloo Region Record (加拿大)
“一部文笔卓然的后现代小说，其中的推理非常轻松巧妙地构成了侦探悬疑这类别作品中的绝大部分对话，而同时又让21世纪的侦探故事仿佛产生了新的可能。”——《科克斯书评》星级评论
“库克不仅是一名书商，还是这部处女作小说的作者，他幽默地借鉴了各式各样的侦探悬疑和黑色小说技巧，使得这部作品简直……堪称一绝。”——《图书馆杂志》
“情节引人入胜却又巧妙到令人炫目；时间的安排上也充满着完美的戏剧性；而一些非常值得细细品味的句子则有着哈米特的影子——这是我这些年来读过的最开心的一本书作。”——克里斯托弗•布彻，作家，著有How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive
A Boston Globe Pick of the Week
“[A] rollicking debut novel."
—Boston Magazine, Must-Sees for March 2015
“A comedic mystery, filled with the sorts of digressions and lunacy that will entertain readers wondering what an episode of Benedict Cumberbatch’s ’Sherlock’ series might be like if it were written by Quentin Tarantino."
—The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
“One of the most high-minded detective stories in years... Meticulously planned and content-rich, this sophisticated, variegated study...ranks with the best upmarket mysteries by Iain Pears and Umberto Eco."
—Bookslut
“What sets this book apart are stylized passages that illustrate how Trike thinks, and it creates a reading experience unlike any other book I have come across… A delightful novel for book lovers looking for something different."
—Waterloo Region Record (Canada)
“A beautifully written postmodern novel of deduction that merrily, wittily blows up its genre’s conventions while at the same time re-energizing possibilities for the 21st-century detective story."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Bookseller and debut novelist Cook’s humorous take on various whodunit and noir tropes is...spot-on."
—Library Journal
“An engrossing, dizzyingly smart plot; flawless comic timing; some of the grittiest sentences this side of Hammett—one of the most entertaining books I’ve read in years."
—Christopher Boucher, author of How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive