'Excellent fact-based romp...I cannot recommend it too highly...Robert Ryan writes elegantly and his prose is illuminated by provocative insights and descriptions...a genuinely unusual work of fiction...Comparisions may be drawn between Early One Morning and Charlotte Gray. Ryan's story is much the stronger.' Daily Telegraph
'Genuinely moving...The atmosphere at early motor racing events is well conjured and one can almost hear the ripping-canvas sound of the Bugatti engine resounding off the walls in Casino Square...marvellous...a fine yarn and an entertaining holiday read'
Daily Telegraph (Motoring section)
'Ryan is terrific on the technical details...Early One Morning has an unexpected twist in the tale...Early One Morning will sell' The Times
'If the racing drama wasn't keen enough, the rise of facism and the subsequent German invasion of France twists the tension-regulator up to 11...The combination of fast cars, sex and romance, spies, nasty Nazi and plucky heroes is damn near irresistable, and Ryan's grasp on the plot is hard to fault...Anyone labouring under the misapprehension that plodders like Robert Harris and Frederick Forsyth are at the pinnacle could receive a much needed - and very enjoyable - education' Time Out
'It steers well clear of this genre's pitfalls, thanks to the author's well-honed thriller instinct. Essential
reading' GQ
'An engaging and dramatic story, hugely enjoyable' Glasgow Herald
'A gripping novel in the Sebastian Faulks mould' Eastern daily Press
'A brialliant page-turner' Midweek
'A beautiful and haunting read' Daily Express
'[Ryan] scores highly in depicting the atmosphere of the great racetracks of the 1930s' Observer