Devon Mihesuah, Cora Lee Beers Price Professor, University of Kansas:

"This exciting and clever tale adeptly entertains and educates about the serious and dangerous problem of desecration of sacred tribal cultural items. Attorney Swingle takes us from a dramatic present-day crime, back in time to 1050 Cahokia to introduce readers to the artist Gazing Woman and chunkey-player Thunder Runner, then back again to the present and the indigenous people who try to protect ancestral remains. Learning about the passion and tenacity of the Old Ones while they were a living man and woman, rather than simply as 'artifacts' to be studied, displayed, or sold on the black market, elevates the story to an important, personal level."

David Hurst Thomas, Curator of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History: 

"Move over Tony Hillerman—Morley Swingle has transformed the contemporary over deep American history into a page-turning tale that I couldn't put down. As a professional museum archaeologist, I found Bootheel Man to be a nuanced appreciation of the reburial and repatriation issues now playing out across this country. Swingle is a true storyteller. The conflicts are real and so are Swingle's characters—no wooden Indians here."
 

Matt Sanders, SE Live:

"Sure, Morley Swingle has a pretty good gig as a county prosecutor. But if for some reason he should tire of his legal career, Swingle might just find a rather successful career as a full-time author.

"With his third book, Bootheel Man, the second in his legal series about Cape Girardeau history starring the young private-practice lawyer Allison Culbertson, Swingle cements his place as Southeast Missouri's resident wordsmith.

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"Bootheel Man is an engaging story—educating readers about police investigations, ancient history and legal strategy while providing hours of entertainment—written by a skillful author."

KZIM News Radio, Posted 11/20/2007: 

"A fictional yet historical account of our area will be sure to keep you turning pages…The story of Bootheel Man includes modern-day trial and many exciting twists and turns."

Harry Levins, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 02/17/2008: 

"Bootheel Man is [Swingle's] third book and second novel, and it proves that some lawyers can actually write entertainingly.…Swingle tells his tale well."

Betty Webb, Mystery Scene Magazine, Number 103, 2008: 

"Bootheel Man asks the question on so many American Indians' lips today: How would you feel if your grandmother's body was displayed in a museum?"