The night sessions

4.5
Near future police procedural set in Edinburgh, with focus on plausible advances in technology, AI, and Dickesque examination of consciousness - exactly my sweet spot :)

I loved the first 80% of this, and was convinced I'd be writing a 5 review and acclaiming this as my read of the year. The last 20% went off the boil a bit, and became a bit too "Hollywood cinematic". Still very good, though, and I will hunt out more MacLeod.

I thought I had missed this one but it turns out it was a re-read after all. A good old police procedural with a sci-fi and Scottish twist. Ken is riffing off the post 9/11 paranoia that informed his work for the next few books. I felt this one, on re-reading, had strong characters and a decent flow that meant I got through it in a day or so. The main plot twist was unexpected and it was just an entertaining read with a few things that will cause me some reflection in the near future. Pretty much what you need from a good sci-fi novel.