"One of the continent's master craftsmen of sporting prose" and "as fine a writer as can be found in any field." --Sports Illustrated "This thriller has enough juice to satisfy those who've never been to a rink." ---Library Journal "[Joyce's] knowledgeable, engagingly cynical perspective on hockey should prove compelling even for those readers with no interest in the sport." --Publishers Weekly "Part CSI, part LA Law, part Hockey Night In Canada -- Gare Joyce deserves a championship ring for his uncanny portrayal of Brad Shade, the earthy, educated hockey scout sleuth. This is sports writing, crime writing and just plain writing as good as it gets." -- Roy MacGregor, author of Wayne Gretzky's Ghost "The Code is surely one of the great 'insider' fictions of the professional hockey world.  Funny and full of dirty fights both on and off the ice, Gare Joyce delivers an astringent look into big league machinations and the human costs of playing the game." -- Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians "Gare Joyce writes with a guts and gusto.

A refreshing new, rough and ready, voice. Cunning, funny and powerful." -- Robert Rotenberg, author of The Guilty Plea.