Brookmyre, Christopher: All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye

Some time has passed since I last read this author.   This book continues his mix of humour and
excitement with a wider geographical range than I remember from before.   A select team invades
and secures a secret plant belonging to a major arms manufacturer but has done this at the request
of the company to improve security.   Soon after, a trusted employee goes missing after he has
demonstrated a new 'miracle' weapon.   The scene switches from France to Glasgow where a fit
young grandmother has taken her granddaughter to a local indoor amusement park: an attempt is
made to kidnap the girl but the grandmother manges to foil the attempt.   She is unknowingly
helped by members of the team that had raided the arms plant and then receives a phone call
telling her to be at a location in France if she wants to keep her family safe.  It turns out that the
missing employee is her son. Various events are detailed for both mother and son as well as the
security team and its somewhat enigmatic leader.   The son is caught by an international 'Mr Big'
who puts him up for auction, selling his knowledge to the highest bidder.   The story keeps up
the tension as the team which now includes the grandmother aim to rescue him.
I thought there were a few times when too much incidental activity was included but the overall
result was very entertaining and well worth a read of some 400 pages which seems to be the
expected length for this type of novel.