Apologist guff about faded criminals by sycophantic cheerleaders this is not. It may be about a Scottish criminal but it has a pan-Europe appeal that spells out in sharp detail how organised crime really works in the 21st century. Stevenson and his ilk are a worrying phenomenon. Theirs is a vast and global businesses that reach into ALL our lives. While reading the Iceman, sometimes you will laugh, other times you will feel sick to the pit of your stomach. At last - a crime book that does not celebrate the criminal.