The Impossible Dead (Malcolm Fox, #2)

An entertaining read, but not among Rankin's best. I generally enjoy Fox's character, and those of his sidekicks, Naysmith and Kaye (who for some reason look just like Ray Carling and Chris Skelton respectively). But the story didn't suck me in as much as some. I like the Complaints bits, but I thought the "regular police don't like The Complaints" message was driven home a little too hard. Oh! The
"old sorta flame" storyline was fun for me too. But in the end, the sheer weight of the coincidences and plot holes that we have to pile up in order to get the end drags on me a little. Hopefully the writing will be a little tighter in the next one…