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by Christopher Brookmyre (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (6 Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316640271
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316640275
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Ultra-tough Scottish reporter faces-off with the Tory Forces of Darkness seeking to frame a wee gang of virtuous housebreakers-in the never-ending English conspiracy against the land of oats and haggis. After Nicole Carrow, fledgling lawyer lassie, does battle with one of Glasgow's toughest welfare grannies, Brookmyre (Not the End of the World, 2001, etc.) saddles her with a seemingly impossible case. Blubbering from her humiliation at the hands of the grannie, Nicole is handed a hanky by next customer Tam McInnes, a thoroughly sweet fellow who dries her tears and gives her an envelope with directions to leave the enclosed documents unread unless he fails to claim them in a week. Tam, an old client of the law firm from his days as one of the Robbin' Hoods, a gang of kindly burglars-laid-off industrial workers turned castle-breakers-seems to have violated his parole in the most spectacular fashion. Along with one of his sticky-fingered cohorts-his son Paul, and Paul's geeky technowhiz chum Spammy-Tam has been caught blood-spattered and otherwise red-handed at the palatial scene of the brutal murder of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Voss and their two unfortunate and unhelpful bodyguards. That there could be no less likely throat-slitters in all Scotland than Tam et al., or that Roland Voss was a publishing pirate who made Rupert Murdoch look like a softy, doesn't interest the authorities, who are whipping up interest in a revival of the death penalty. To the rescue comes Jack Parlabane, freelance reporter and defender of the Left. The late Mr. Voss tried once to frame Jack and send him to the slammer, but he hadn't reckoned on Parlabane's eerie prescience. Parlabane is only too glad to step into Nicole's case and uncover the plot-which must involve the archvillains of the Major government-although he will have to be careful not to worry his new fiancee, a beautiful physician. Screechy politics drag down an otherwise amiable crime farce. (Kirkus Reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Country of the Blind, 5 Mar 2006
By Rich Milligan (Thatcham, Berkshire) - See all my reviews
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“Country of the Blind” is the first novel of Christopher Brookmyre’s that I have read and I can say with a great degree of certainty that after thoroughly enjoying this pacey and exciting thriller that I will be coming back for more.

The book features the exploits of maverick journalist Jack Parlabane and apparently this likeable figure first appeared in one of Brookmyre’s earlier books “Quite Ugly one Morning” however for those like myself who haven’t (yet) read this earlier book this later book is perfectly enjoyable in its own right.

Set against the mounting dissatisfaction at the ineffective and over self-indulgent Tory government of John Major all hell breaks loose when Dutch media mogul Roland Voss is found murdered in a rambling country house in Scotland. Next to Voss’s body is that of his murdered wife and their two slain bodyguards lay outside their room. Almost immediately four likely lads are arrested for the crime including former burglar Thomas McInnes, his son Paul and a very strange guy who likes to be known as Spammy. The one sensible thing Thomas has done is lodged a letter with a lawyer before the crime has taken place. When this lawyer, Nicole Carrow, turns up at the Police station demanding to see her client the last thing she probably expected would be to have an attempt made on her life within hours.

As I say the book has a fantastic and intriguing storyline with lots of plots and sub-plots but for all this it never gets bogged down in detail or gets too clever for its own good. The writing is exciting and keeps the action bowling along at a cracking pace. The only fault I can pick with it is that Brookmyre does at points “write in Scottish” and I’d much rather imagine these accents than try to figure out what the characters are actually saying.

The characters are great fun and the writing is extremely humorous at times. There’s also a goodly portion of political commentary along the way which probably won’t agree with all readers but certainly for those of a left of centre persuasion it will be both poignant and amusing.

I can only really really recommend this book and I will definitely be trying one of his other books very soon.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars There's been a murder - part 2, 5 Feb 2005
By S. Kerr "DVDaft" (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I have become hooked on Brookmyre even more so now that I have finished 'Country of the Blind'. This book whilst not as good as 'Quite Ugly' is still a right good read, although it does take a wee while to get in to it. Stick with it as will pick up. The dialogue is first class. (In particular look out for Spammy's words of wisdom.) If you read on the bus or the train, prepare to get some funny looks as this book has some (CLICHÉ ALERT!) laugh out loud moments!!

If you decide buy this book - Gaun Yersel!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brookmyre does it again, 28 Jan 2002
By duncan@duncanwallace.co.uk (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Country of the Blind (Paperback)
After Quite Ugly One Moring I couldn't wait to get my teeth into the next in line from Brookmyre. Like some others who have reviewed this I too felt the start slow as the characters were introduced and the scene set but there is enough of the CB humour I love to keep me going until the familiar Brookmyre sky rocket of plot and laughs grips halfway through taking the climax to neighbour waking laughter once again. The scene in the woods with the football kick had me crying with laughter. Get it. Get them all. You will not grieve your lost sleep.
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