false <![CDATA[Complicity]]> 12014 12 <B>COMPLICITY</B> n. 1. the fact of being an accomplice, esp. in a criminal act<P>Local journalist Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have the same MO -- he commits brutal murders on behalf of the underdog. As the two stories begin to merge, Cameron finds himself inextricably and inexplicably implicated by the killer.<P>When the arms dealer whom Cameron plans to expose is found literally "disarmed" before Cameron can even put pen to paper and the brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold out at the expense of his workers finds himself permanently unemployable, the police become convinced of Cameron's guilt, as do half his friends and colleagues, forcing Cameron to employ all his investigative skills to find the real killer and his motive.<P> 2132 book 1993 Complicity total:808|5:157|4:313|3:270|2:61|1:7| 808 2976 1081 35 4 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 08:45:24 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:10:29 -0800 2009 thoughts during reading this book:

huh, this guy is the like the new steven king
ok maybe he's trying to get at something a little more than ol stevie
wow this guy gets off on stylistic violence and rape. sexy but i feel my dick being yanked around a bit
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The serial killer second person point of view is well done but the descriptions of rape, torture, murder are very ver...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 21 06:29:07 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 06:44:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 04:34:10 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 04:08:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue May 19 19:32:17 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 19:32:17 -0700 2009 Banks writes this book as something of a self-conscious genre piece. The writing is strong, and Banks plays clever tricks with perspective. It's a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 11 19:40:59 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 19:44:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 31 18:02:44 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 18:02:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 09:11:15 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 09:13:27 -0800 2009 3 0 false true Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 04:37:26 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 16 04:34:12 -0700 2009
It's excitting to begin with, the different pov of the killer is interesting. But considering Cameron only has like one friend, you figure out who the killer is pretty quickly, which takes aw...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 15:22:51 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 15:29:01 -0700 2009 2
Often wonder if ‘it’ comes from his mind or – as in the works like Complicity – he researches …]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Apr 21 10:42:46 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 10:43:32 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 25 22:40:15 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 22:42:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Mon Feb 04 10:34:25 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 10:34:36 -0800 2008 Oh, there are the little horrors I've come to expect from Mr. Bank...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 13:24:32 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 13:25:06 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 08:54:02 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 08:48:43 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 11:45:09 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 21:18:56 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 11:45:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 21 04:33:32 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 18:37:16 -0700 2008 TITLE/AUTHOR: COMPLICITY by Iain Banks
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction/1993/313 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand Alone
TIME/PLACE: 1990's/Scotland
CHARACTERS: Cameron Colley/newspaper journalist
FIRST LINES: You hear the car after an hour ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12014