“Part toothy predator, part emotionally vulnerable loner, the eminently relatable sleuth finds allies both loyal and treacherous while getting handles on both her own story and an unruly, ingeniously unconventional magical power as she signs, lip-reads, and slithers her way to a thoroughly satisfying denouement … The game’s afoot, if not the sleuth, and tongue-in-cheek elements lighten a weighty thematic load.” — Kirkus Reviews