Huntress (Quinn) - Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Kate Quinn’s follow-up to The Alice Network is compulsively readable historical fiction… [a] powerful novel about unusual women facing sometimes insurmountable odds with grace, grit, love and tenacity.
Kristin Hannah - Washington Post


[A] complexly structured saga delivers exciting aerial sequences and intrigue worthy of a Hitchcock movie. The book’s psychological and dramatic elements combine for a powerful and satisfying finale. To paraphrase one of the characters, Ms. Quinn’s book is "dynamite in print."
Wall Street Journal


The Huntress reads like the best World War II fiction. [An] engrossing, suspenseful, and authentic book to give you a new perspective on women, war, and the wheels of justice.
NPR


Gripping historical fiction.
Good Housekeeping


If you like period dramas, thrillers, female-fronted sagas, or all three, you’ll want to pre-order your copy soon.
Marie Claire


[S]uspenseful WWII tale of murder and revenge.… Though it’s longer than it needs to be, this exciting thriller vividly reveals how people face adversity and sacrifice while chasing justice and retribution.
Publishers Weekly


★ Readers should expect to give up weekend plans once they start this novel. Using fictional characters in a story based on real-life efforts to find Nazi fugitives provides a new historical viewpoint.… A great choice for historical fiction. —Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH
Library Journal


★ [I]mpressive…. [Using] Russian folklore [and] witty banter, Quinn’s tale… avoids contrived situations while portraying three… unpredictable love stories; the… quest for justice; and the courage involved in confronting one’s greatest fears.
Booklist


Nazi hunters team up with a former bomber pilot to bring a killer known as the Huntress to justice.… [In parts] Quinn strains credulity,… [but] her characters are good literary company. With any luck, the Nazi hunting will go on for a sequel or two.
Kirkus Reviews


Quinn’s narrative is full of suspense. Expertly plotted, with questions of justice at its center, The Huntress is a dark, riveting account of war, revenge and deep human compassion in the face of both
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