"Robert C. Donnelly lays out a surprising, and depressing tale of decades of rampant corruption."
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Lee Juillerat, Klamath Falls Herald and News
“Seattle is the ‘Emerald City,’ and Portland the ‘Rose City’. . . . But in his Dark Rose, Robert C. Donnelly sees other colors in the history of Portland. Instead of green and rose, he sees darker hues in his account of post-World War II corruption and racketeering.
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Todd Carney, H-Environment
"He critically uses many sources to create a narrative that alerts readers to numerous participants' lies and half-truths. Readers interested in Oregon history or in American urban, journalism, political, or criminal history will find value in Donnelly's accounting."
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Harry H. Stein, Oregon Historical Quarterly
"With new evidence discovered in recent years, Dark Rose proves to be an intriguing and very highly recommended read for American history collections."
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James A. Cox, Library Bookwatch
"As Robert C. Donnelly shows in Dark Rose, graft was as much a part of Portland's DNA as rainy winters."
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Jeff Baker, The Oregonian
"Dark Rose is an intriguing book . . . [it] presents a fascinating history of Portland’s struggle with vice and organized crime that will likely be appreciated both by historians and by fans of historical or organized crime novels."
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Stephen J. Ross, Pacific Northwest Quarterly