'This unusual little gem of a book is part comic romp and part nail-biting thriller... Castle Freeman writes with both wit and a deep understanding of the human psyche, and [he] does not cheat us out of a dramatic climax.'
* Guardian *
'Freeman evokes a grimly lyrical tension ... [the] punchy narrative has a mythic dimension yet also incorporates pulp fiction, pop culture references, eccentric humour and memorable characters.'
* Metro *
'The beauty of this book is in the slow crafting of the story ... It s a domestic sort of 'Deliverance' ... This is a finely written book that only gradually becomes a thriller, and all the while it is essaying something that we may have, indeed, lost forever. Freeman can muse, in a coda, about what this new world is like, but for the short ride of these 160 pages, he enthralls you with the old world. A small marvel.'
* Crimetime.co.uk *
'Lillian's a little pistol and her journey, narrated by a chorus of drunk hicks, is dripping with suspense.'
* Monocle *
'Vividly captures the small-town mentalities portrayed in [The Coen Brothers films] Fargo and No Country for Old Men.'
* Crack *
'There is a clear moral arc to this storyline, and suspense too. But Go With Me is also a literary novel, with echoes of Deliverance and Cormac McCarthy.'
* Wall Street Journal *
'Freeman has a flawless ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for quirky details ... Superb.'
* People (Critic's Choice) *
'An elegant little thriller about cunning versus cruelty... extremely funny... pure delight... streamlined storytelling, dead-on dialogue, and lyrical descriptions of the bleak, woodsy landscape. This is a meticulous New England miniature, with not a word wasted.'
* O, The Oprah Magazine *
'A small masterpiece of black comedy and suspense about a trio of backwoods heroes who embark upon a modern-day quest... If all novels were this good, Americans would read more.'
* Kirkus Reviews (starred) *