“Engrossing.”
— Washington Post, June 1, 2024

“The same verve of a thriller while bringing the past to life.”
— Parade Magazine, May 31, 2024

Most anticipated list, summer 2024
— Cosmopolitan, April 24, 2024

“Prose meets power.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred), April 5, 2024

“Wonderfully vivid.”
— New York Journal of Books, March 25, 2024

"Engrossing... the first in a projected trilogy set in an era whose notions of statecraft can seem even more rapacious than our own." — New York Times July 20, 2024