But no! The protagonist is likeable, and not a bad person at all. I was expecting this to be a book that made the reader empathise with a character that was genuinely bad or had done genuinely bad things. It was suspenseful and well-placed, but what the crime actually turned out to be was quite anti-climactic. It's like how an alien speaks.) The book is structured to jump between the present day and the event three years ago that derailed Del's life, where he became a criminal. He's just a misunderstood criminal. (I dislike the word blurb.

The blurb on the back of the book begins: Del's not a bad guy.

As it is, the protagonist just works as a grave digger.ģ. (I loved the song references, despite the fact that they tended to be a little obscure and may date quickly, though the whole subject matter of the book will date quickly.) I was expecting something more death-centric. The title is 'Going Underground', and considering the amount of musical references in the book I am surprised the Jam song of the same name wasn't mentioned. I would love it if someone did write a book about evil mobile phones, though.Ģ.

Unfortunately that is not what this book is about. I do so love technology controlling us and turning us evil (in fiction!). Which made me incredibly excited, thinking that this would be a book about mobile phones taking over people's brains! Like The X-Files episode Blood (everything is an X-Files episode, and if it's not it will have been a Simpsons episode). On the cover of my copy there is a quote that says 'Few will be able to look their cellphone in the screen without a shudder and a 'what if.?'' - BCCB.

Insanity by Susan Vaught