Edited sentence: " Publishers Weekly was less enthused, writing: "Somers's plot sprints along through the nicely detailed (if slightly unoriginal) world, but the characters are the real prize in this entertaining near-future noir.Booklist wrote "Somers' stunning debut introduces one of the genre’s most promising newcomers".Jeff Somer's novel The Electric Church was widely praised on its publication.Library Journal called it "…A dark future of high tech and low dreams in an action-filled noir thriller reminiscent of Blade Runner