Supraner and Hillenbrand employ mockery and mimicry on a grand scale, creating a minor hard-boiled masterpiece.
—Kirkus Reviews
Hillenbrand…, an illustrator with an almost chameleon-like arsenal of styles, invents a dapperly dressed animal cast and plunks them into a natty country-house setting. His pencil and oil works are spiked with bright colors, adding even more verve to this funny and suspenseful tale. —Publishers Weekly