Laura Hassan, editorial director at Faber & Faber, said McKee had a "knack of engaging the head and the heart" when announcing the publisher's two-book deal with the writer in April 2018. "I think Lyra McKee has a long and prestigious writing career ahead of her," Hassan added at the time.
U-Laura Hassan, umqondisi ongumhleli e-Faber & Faber, wathi, "u-McKee wayenekhono lokuthinta ingqondo nenhliziyo" lapho ememezela isivumelwano somshicileli sezincwadi ezimbili nombhali ngo-April 2018. "Ngicabanga ukuthi u-Lyra McKee unekusasa elide neliqhakazile lokubhala," kunezela u-Hassan ngaleso sikhathi.