That's remarkably close to the plot of "A Snowball in Hell"
you should def read Brookmyre.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 10:08, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

It is, rather.
Excellent book; I may re-read it. Or perhaps do the loosely linked trilogy in order again.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 13 Dec 2011, 10:10, Reply)

I shall look it up, sadly it is too late to add it to my Christmas list.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 13 Dec 2011, 10:28, Reply)

If you've not read Brookmyre before
it's kind of the last in a trilogy, so I'd consider reading "A big boy did it and ran away" first and then he's sort of relevant to All fun and games until someone loses an eye .. before "a snowball"
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 10:34, Reply)