Literary Significance and Reception
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "Ms. George has crafted a fine and powerful novel sure to delight readers in the mood for a thought-provoking, hard-hitting mystery."
People wrote: "Like P. D. James, George knows the import of the smallest human gesture; Well-Schooled in Murder puts the younger author clearly in the running with the genre's master.
Chicago Tribune: "George is a master An outstanding practicioner of the modern English mystery."
Los Angeles Times: "A spectacular new voice in mystery writing."
Daily News (New York): "A compelling whodunnit A reader's delight."
Well-Schooled in Murder was awarded the MIMI, a German prize for suspense fiction.
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