fɹiˈɛdə mˈɜːɹeɪ wʌz mˈoːɹ pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv ɪn hɜː ɹᵻvjˈuː fɔːɹ bˈʊklɪst: "ðə bˈʊk plˈeɪz ˈaʊt æz ɪt hɐz bɪɡˈʌn, ɪn ɹˈæðɚ stˈændɚd θɹˈɪlɚ fˈæʃən.
Frieda Murray was more positive in her review for Booklist: "The book plays out as it has begun, in rather standard thriller fashion.