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Christopher Brookmyre – Country of the Blind

Jack Parlabane novel. Powerful thriller loaded with satire, brutally critical of political and corporate hypocrisy and corruption.

(This quick review is part of my September 2005 “clearing the decks” exercise.)

This entry was posted in Books - 4.5 stars and tagged legendshome on May 22, 2005 by Martin.

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