ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt mˈɪstɚɹi bˈʊksɛlɚz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən lˈɪstᵻd ðə bˈʊk æz wˈʌn ʌv ɪts wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈeɪvɹɪt kɹˈaɪm nˈɑːvəlz ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association listed the book as one of its 100 Favourite Crime Novels of the Century.