 Based in Scotland and drawing on McIntyre's thirty years as a criminal defence lawyer, there is a rich vein of dry-humour running through the stories which he describes as an antidote to a tendency in crime/legal fiction these days to feature either a serial killer, dispatching people in ever more interesting and gory ways, or very serious lawyers who only ever seem to have one case on the go at any given time.The protagonist, Robbie Munro, is very much a real life lawyer, constantly juggling a series of cases, battling with the Scottish Legal Aid Board and awkward clients, while trying to retain some form of personal life.One gets the distinct impression that McIntyre is not only writing about what he knows, but from the heart and, probably due to his own experiences, can't resist the occasional dig at the Scottish Government and what he sees as its constant meddling with the criminal justice system.