If you are interested in ants or in the mind(s) of one who is obsessed with them then there is much to enjoy in this book.
However, if you are more interested in believable characters, accurate police procedures, logical plot development and credible time lines then you may be slightly less wowed.
Much repetition (red light and thunder, along with tattoo sidetracks are prime examples) and there are odd plot vagaries (the main episode with T`s children leaps around very strangely and sometimes seems to be treated as a side issue). Relationships also seem off-key throughout.
But I did read it and wanted to find out whodunnit, hence 3 stars rather than fewer.
A great book! A story of much more than a long bike ride. Written with compassion, great humour and a natural writer's craft. If you are not already actively engaged in helping others you will hopefully be inspired to do so by the end of the journey. Thanks Danny. (Check out the author's justgiving website for ActionAid)
Poorly written, badly proofed and in need of a good editor. Reads like a second-rate video game. Surface-level in terms of plot and character development. Some great ideas underlying the novel, but I was crying out for a more refined working of the material.
