The Complaints

My interest was piqued after I heard an interview with the author on the radio. The story of a cop who is what we would call Internal Affairs intrigued me.

Malcolm Fox is an inspector in Complaints and Conduct, the Scottish version of IAD. After finishing one assignment he is given another, investigating a cop who is involved in child porn. At the same time the abusive boyfriend of Fox's sister turns up dead. Chaos ensues, all is not what it seems.

The story is satisfying but it is the author's deft depiction of the characters that really shines. In economical prose the author breathes life into his characters and they ring true. Based on this serendipitous discovery I suspect there will be more Ian Rankin books in my future.