Dead Air - Iain Banks

Ken Nott is a successful radio DJ in London. Of Scottish origins, he hosts one of those radio talk shows in which people phone in and have a rant about various topics and Ken and his producer Phil take the Mickey. Divorced and in his thirties, Ken has a girlfriend, lots of drinking partners and is generally happy with his life. Until, that is, Celia enters comes on the scene. He meets her at a party and immediately falls for her, as she appears to do him. The only thing is though, that she is married to a London gang boss. They agree to meet in secret for sex in various hotels in London. This is very risky, as Celia's husband is quite a dangerous man, and not the sort of ...  Read the complete review

Ken Nott, London's most self-important radio show blabbermouth is in trouble. Forced to face his bosses to have his knuckles rapped, his producer and good friend Phil comes up with the sparkling idea of balancing his latest controversy with a special television appearance on a soon-to-be-aired current affairs series. Ken immediately comes up with a great idea for making his very special mark on proceedings, and chapter two of Dead Air leaves us in suspense as to what that idea is. The point of this balance and controversy is that he might have appeared to be lamming into the Muslim community. He is even closer than usual to being dragged over hot coals ...  Read the complete review