Country of the Blind = ((Conspiracy + Fugitives) x (Parlabane ^ ranting)) + Spammy

This was my second Brookmyre book (anally chronological ftw). I found it more difficult to get into than the first book, but that was solely due to the long chapters. This was, however, the first time I experienced the soon-to-be familiar Brookmyre special of reaching a certain point in the book and justhavingtokeepreading.

In this book, Brookmyre does a good job of keeping the story going; keeping the action happening, while also setting up enough information for the back story of the plot. This meant the story never dragged; there was no point where I wished he'd just get on with it. So when 'the moment' came and I had to keep reading until I was finished, it didn't feel like the book was just getting going, it felt like the whole thing had just been turned up a notch.

Also, Spammy. I can't say enough good things about Spammy. He is my favourite. If I asked Brookmyre nicely enough, do you think he'd write a few "Parlabane and Spammy crime-fighting-while-crime-committing" books? …A girl can dream.