This is a marvellous novel.
The two principals are Sergeant Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw. The first is a no-nonsense *copper*. He’s diligent, very bright, intuitive, a ‘maverick’ and has a history of success. Tilly Bradshaw is from the Lisbeth Salander songbook.1 She’s an idiot savant. So, the team is a very bright policeman and a maladjusted computer whizz.
The genius of the story is that they work brilliantly together. The style is witty, incisive, with a hugely complex plot which unfolds at a pace.
Try this:
‘Writing malware isn’t easy,’ Bradshaw said. ‘If it wasn’t bought then whoever is behind this has serious skills.’
‘Could you write them, Tilly?’ Slater said
‘Pur-lease. I was writing them when I was still at school.’ p184
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