"Kerr has an unteachable gift for suspense."--USA Today

"Tantalizingly creepy."--The Observer

"Here moral complexity is raised to a new high in a contemporary psychological thriller that is eerily terrifying and disturbing."--Library Journal (starred review)

"A real page-turner that may just have everyone rethinking the monumental power that faith can provide or...take away in the blink of an eye."--Suspense Magazine

"Provocative...Evocative phrasing is another plus in this exceptional thriller."--Publishers Weekly

"A compelling and unsettling change of pace for the popular Kerr."--Booklist

"A fright-filled meditation on faith...The book entertains and makes you think."--Dallas Morning News

"Prayer brilliantly explores the world of God, guns and the nature of goodness without sacrificing suspense or story."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A rum beast that uses the cosy familiarity of the thriller form to buttress a fantastical supernatural plot...As fans of his Berlin-set Bernie Gunther novels will know, Kerr is a details man. His deep-level research brings Houston and its environs to dusty, sun-bleached life. Martins' narration, too, is deftly handled--Prayer demands to be read more than once."--The Guardian

"When Kerr goes off-piste, as he does here, the freedom sends his imagination into some very peculiar places. Who else could make a crackling thriller out of the current debate between religion and atheism?...What if the Almighty exists, but is horrible? The story unfolds at a white-knuckle pace, with a sense of the unknown that is genuinely disturbing."--The Sunday Times