Beatty, Cynthia. "Cirak's Daughter" Voice of Youth Advocates 5 (February, 1983): 38. Brief synopsis of the plot and relates Jenny's amateur detective work to her developing knowledge of herself and her father.

Burns, Mary M. "Cirak's Daughter."

Horn Book 58 (October 1982): 520.

Praises both the suspenseful plot and the clarity of description. She compares Harriett with Agatha Christie's detective, Miss Marple.

Stevenson, Drew. "Cirak's Daughter."

School Library Journal 29 (December 1982): 81. This reviewer focuses on the carefully constructed plot and on the sharp characterization.