Praise for
MYSTERY
and
PETER STRAUB’S
BLUE ROSE TRILOGY

“The near perfect mystery.… Has everything a classic whodunit should.… Full of intricate, engrossing, flesh-and-blood suspects and heroes.… Unexpected curves and potholes.… The title says it all.”

—Milwaukee Sentinel

“Murder, mayhem, mystery.… A complex and satisfying tale.… Compelling characters.… A pulse-pounding climax.”

—The Plain Dealer

“A tightly woven tale, crisply rendered, populated with well-drawn characters.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

“Marvelous.… Enormously satisfying.… Unashamedly designed to fascinate.”

—The Sacramento Bee

“The best of Peter Straub’s writing.”

—Houston Chronicle

“The characters are outstanding.… They are the story, enshrouded by a nightmare that never lifts. Peter Straub takes bold risks and he succeeds.”

—San Jose Mercury News

“Enormously entertaining and scary.… Rich, complex, dark, and tough to put down.”

—New York Daily News