“The definitive account of the origins of the [Rwandan] tragedy… Essential. Accessible to all readers.”

– Choice

“The best overall account of the background to the genocide, and the failure to prevent it.”

– General Romeo Dallaire

“A frank condemnation of the world's broken promise to 'never again' allow genocide to happen.”

– UN Chronicle

“A devastating account of the West's failure to act.”

– Magnus Linklater

“An epic and shaming story of culpability and missed opportunities... in the finest traditions of investigative journalism.”

– John Pilger

“A meticulous reconstruction of how the genocide happened.”

– New Internationalist

“Melvern's Book is outstanding... Her research has been exhaustive and the clarity of her chronology is the most dfamning of all indictments against those who looked the other way in the years leading up to 1994.”

– Robert Kirby, Mail & Guardian