"Sinnett keeps the pages turning with many twists and turns, while peppering the text with nice turns of phrase. . . . Sinnett's meticulous research captures what the sights, sounds and smells of 1954 Toronto might have been like. . . . This book is for those who want thoughtful prose and fallible characters with their plot. . . . A reader of any age will find lots of action in The Carnivore on which to gnaw."