 Claude Lalumière of the "Montreal Gazette" praised the novel's blend of genres and Marzi's character development, but noted that the author occasionally turned characters into "mouthpieces for his personal likes and dislikes".Rick Kleffel of the Agony Column at "Trash-O-Tron" focused on the characters as the main positive, especially unwilling collaborator Denis.He also enjoyed Pratt's detailed invocation of Santa Cruz.