As this is a detective novel, it would be spoiling matters to summarise the plot. Instead, something can be said about the themes and the strengths of the piece.
The themes are:
• examination of the human condition;
• a Game based upon speculation on the outcome of litigation in the Civil Courts in Scotland;
• financial instruments, called Options; and,
• a close examination of Edinburgh society.
In terms of strengths, this is an intellectually challenging literary piece, concentrating on the reasons for crime (‘whydunit?) rather than the normal ‘whodunit’. It is a very well written, keenly observed and highly stylised, piece, full of black humour and vivid descriptive prose pictures.
Details
- Publication Date
- Feb 5, 2014
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781291735345
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): V A Tough
Specifications
- Pages
- 324
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)