Set in the near future, large shopping malls are now the focus of the neighbourhood, with their own TV Channels and Sports Clubs. Violence against ethnic neighbours is hidden in the guise of sports violence and is mostly ignored by the law.
When the protagonist, who is in advertising, is told that his father has been shot dead at The Metro Centre he travels to the motorway town of Brooklands to investigate further. Slowly he finds himself caught up in a community entrenched in fascism and consumerism and very quickly he learns the dangers of irresponsible advertising.
This was an unusual novel but it is very relevant to our times, and we should take note of the warning contained therein.
I think Crash is more relevant, tried reading that by him?
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