Which contemporary Scottish novelist created the character Jack Parlabane, the investigative journalist?

Christopher Brookmyre (born 6 September 1968) is a Scottish novelist whose novels mix comedy, politics, social comment and action with a strong narrative. He has been referred to as a Tartan Noir author. His debut novel was 'Quite Ugly One Morning' and subsequent works have included 'One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night', and 'All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye' (2005). Between April 2008 and December 2015, he was the President of Humanist Society Scotland.

Eight of Brookmyre's novels ('Quite Ugly One Morning', 'Country of the Blind', 'Boiling a Frog', 'Be My Enemy', 'Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks', 'Dead Girl Walking', 'Black Widow' and 'Want You Gone') centre on the investigative journalist Jack Parlabane. Parlabane also stars in the short stories 'Bampot Central', 'Place B.' and 'The Last Day of Christmas' with the latter serving as a short prelude to 'Dead Girl Walking'.