"Because I wasn’t sure I wanted to take this case at all; because I’ve never solved even one case; and because I’m afraid if I do take the case, I might love it." - THE STRANGE CHRONICLES: START SOMEWHERE
"This is all so peculiar, like I’m in a museum and I don’t understand the art." - THE GIRL IN THE ZOO
"While the topic of artificial intelligence is familiar territory in fiction, Lauer's work feels especially original, riveting, and timely."
- The BookLife Prize/Publishers Weekly
"Techno-dystopian science-fiction drama of robot captivity has a soft center under the hardware."
- Kirkus Reviews