From Publishers Weekly

Ever since she won an Edgar back in 1993, Walters has continually worked outside the standard boundaries of crime drama. Psychological suspense may be the best tagline for her novels, but it still doesn’t quite catch her tenor. Her heroes, for example, are anything but moody, disagreeable. Her dialogue wanders and stews and then jabs like a bayonet. Her plots often evolve out of sequence. She simply won’t walk the line and she’s confoundingly good at taking (more…)

Review

“This is a fascinating examination of the boundaries between science, religion, and magic.”

“This is a fascinating and important study of popular science in America after the mid-nineteenth century, filled with memorable characters and the amazing demonstrations of their wonders.”?James B. Gilbert, author of Redeeming Culture: American Religion in an Age of Science “A timely and illuminating exploration of American science and pseudo-science as embodied (more…)