More fun than I'd anticipated, especially after having read [b:Doors Open|4617361|Doors Open|Ian Rankin|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416IyB%2BSk8L._SL75_.jpg|4811891].

I felt comfortable with most of the characters pretty quickly - I think Rankin did an acceptable job of fleshing out Malcolm and his family. The coworkers weren't defined in the same level of detail, but mostly didn't need to be.

The initial setup was very promising, and I was sucked along by both Fox's and Breck's investigations.
I continued to enjoy the story as events unfolded, and it wasn't until the end when we learned who'd really done what to whom and why that my attention waned (things were a little too complicated, and many of the key players were not particularly well defined).

Another small niggle was a change in direction near the end - Malcolm's opinions and actions deviated a little from what I would've expected, considering how the character had been built up.

Still, a very enjoyable read overall. I was very entertained and would not be disappointed if there were more Malcolm Fox novels in the future.