Ingenious, daring and brilliant. Complicity No. 1: The fact of being an accomplice, especially in a criminal act. A few spliffs, a spot of mild S&M, phone through the copy for tomorrow's front page, catch up with the latest from your mystery source - could be big, could be very big - in fact, just a regular day at the office for free-wheeling, substance-abusing Cameron Colley, a fully paid-up Gonzo hack on an Edinburgh newspaper. Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances. Praise for Iain Banks: "The most imaginative novelist of his generation." The Times. "His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers." Ken MacLeod, Guardian. "His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent." Neil Gaiman. "An exceptional wordsmith." Scotsman.