He is also connected to a pedophile ring. The current copper Fox has under surveillance is Jamie Breck, a gregarious younger man who spends much of his free time with an avatar computer game. If the BBC ever decides to adapt the book, Ray Winstone needs to get to his agent. Fox’s teetotaling is more about the knowledge of his demons than a lack of them. He’s a bearish man weighed down by himself and a life that includes a sick father, ex-wife, and a sister in an abusive marriage. Malcolm Fox is the lead investigator of The Complaints Department, Scotland’s version of Internal Affairs. And so it makes sense that Rankin would write a book where character and morality are the driving factors, as he does in The Complaints. They brood through Edinburgh never truly understood by their colleagues and loved ones, and even when they catch the bad guy, true justice (like their peace of mind) is an elusive thing. His law enforcement heroes are men we learn to accept despite their shortcomings. Ian Rankin is a master at creating characters. Meet Ian Rankin on Sunday, March 20th, 3pm when he comes to BookPeople to speak about and sign his new crime novel, The Complaints.
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