Aside from needing a cast of characters to keep up with the sheer number of cops, robbers and entitled scum, this is Rankin on top form. If anything, I'm finally getting a feeling for Malcolm Fox and hope he gets a leading role in Rankin's next effort. This is all to detriment of Shiv, who could've easily had a lead in this tome, but was disappointingly downplayed in favour of caffrey and Christie - clearly a couple of goons who Rankin wants to inspect a little more