Russell is a master of terrors

McNab's great asset is that the heart of his fiction is not fiction: other thriller writers do their research, but he has actually been there

Addictive... Packed with wild action and revealing tradecraft

McNab is the best suspense thriller writer to put pen to paper since Alistair MacLean

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.