Split Second

Wealthy amateur archaeologist in Cyprus — a few decades hence — hires wonderful machine that puts flesh on the bones of his finds. Experiment goes wrong and young son finds himself sharing minds with Neanderthal teenager... Mr Kilworth has once again hit upon a highly original idea and he supplies all the ingredients of a Good Read into the bargain... The transference is brilliantly achieved, the writing is taut and intelligent, and we have the added pleasure of two exciting stories on different planes of time. Cover illustration by Adrian Chesterman