This novel is a fantastic ride. Read the prologue on the Amazon site (link below). If that opening scene doesn't make you want to read it, then I can't help you.
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0345457684/ref=sib_dp_pt/105-3016946-7404420#reader-link]Amazon Online Reader : Altered Carbon[/ame]
Altered Carbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0345457684/ref=sib_dp_pt/105-3016946-7404420#reader-link]Amazon Online Reader : Altered Carbon[/ame]
Altered Carbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia