CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE

THE CROW ROAD, IAIN BANKS

I tied myself in knots trying to make a decision before asking myself this simple question. Which one have I re-read the most and can imagine myself re-reading again? The answer was immediately The Crow Road by the late Iain Banks. It’s a gloriously rich and layered generation-spanning story of family, friendships, love, sex, philosophy and murder. Like all of Iain’s work, it is lyrical, compassionate, contentious and darkly funny.