“Powers summons the unquiet spirit of the past come to claim its due. Powers plunges below the service of the pathetic caricature Capote has become to explore…the question of how much is enough when it comes to telling other people’s lives…Powers guides us, Virgil-like, into the underworld of haunted houses, haunted books, and haunted psyches…This book is both hair-raising and clever…Powers examines his own obsession with the lives of these two writers as only another writer can…He’s done a fine job. This is one right creepy little novel…He’s done readers a favor by reminding us of the tremendous power of Capote and Lee, who produced some of the finest writing in American literature…If you’re involved in a serious book club (or a literature seminar), Powers’ novel would be the only place to begin a an incredible examination of the works and lives of Truman Capote and Harper Lee.”
