Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!

Simon Kernick writes great plots, great action, great action

Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck

Kernick generates a potent cocktail of thrills that makes contemporary London feel like Dodge City

A sublime piece of crime writing... Sympathy for Devil is a breathtaking debut. It is perfectly plotted, often eerie, always evocative, and utterly thrilling throughout

Pacey and exhilarating

Complex thriller

I really enjoyed it and loved the central character of Detective Catrin Price and closed the book wanting to read more of her in future books.

The narrative has a convincing air when dealing with Cardiff, the forensic background, rock music and, above all, pharmacological details.

An author of consistently engaging and clever bestsellers, Kennedy has ranged from Stateside dramas to noirish thrillers. The Moment pulls together both strains in his fiction, marrying romantic tragedy with Le Carre-style espionage. The novel's set pieces are robustly staged and Kennedy turns the plot on its axis several times. The sadness at the heart of the novel is what makes it more than just an evocative recreation of an interesting time and place.

5 stars