A review by jbriaz
The Cut by Chris Brookmyre

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I’ve read several Chris Brookmyre books and the Ambrose Parry books as well. Brookmyre has a skill for writing taut thrillers with fun pop culture references with acerbic political wit — satirizing British posh politicians regularly. This book delivered in that regard as well, providing an interesting thriller/mystery. However, this book had a few plot coincidences/contrivances too many for my taste; having certain plot points overlap when they didn’t need to. For that reason, I mark the book down to 3.75 stars.