Finished Sa 11/5/11
Cameron Colley is a Gonzo styled Scottish journalist who has a yen for ferreting out the truth about Tory tomfoolery and Right Wing treachery. At his Edinburgh newspaper Colley begins to receive phone calls from an anonymous source, code-named 'Archer', who relates a byzantine plot of corruption and murder on an international scale. Then, people involved in this web of intrigue begin dying, and it suddenly appears that Colley will have to take the fall for these murders.
Later in the story, it appears that one of Cameron's childhood friends has only been acting the role of a successful Capitalist, and has actually evolved into something of a bloody and calculating Leftist Vigilante.
Iain Banks is a skilled writer, and he really paints a believable portrait of the burned-out and drug addled muckraker, Cameron Colley. Banks has a special flair for detail especially in Colley's choice of drugs, booze, and music. And, although the plot is fairly involved, you are never confused or left in the dark. Banks is also known for his Science Fiction and Serial Killer novels, and I look forward to reading them.
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