MIDNIGHT AND BLUE (2024) **** by Ian Rankin This paperback edition published by Orion, 2024, 329pp © John Rebus Ltd., 2024 ISBN: 978-1-398-70942-3 Blurb: John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh’s most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he’s joined them. As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights…
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Book Review – A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES (2022) by Ian Rankin
A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES (2022) **** by Ian Rankin This hardback edition published by Orion, 2022, 333pp First published in 2022 © John Rebus Ltd. 2022 ISBN: 978-1-3987-0935-5 Blurb: John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. Although it’s not the first time…
Book Review – THE DARK REMAINS (2021) by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin
THE DARK REMAINS (2021) **** by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin This paperback edition published by Cannongate Books, 2022, 316pp (282pp) First published in 2021 © The Estate of William McIlvanney and John Rebus Ltd., 2021 includes a Q&A between Ian Rankin and William McIlvanney from 2013 (26pp) and the first chapter of McIlvanney’s 1977…
Book Review – A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES (2020) by Ian Rankin
A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES (2020) **** by Ian Rankin First published by Orion 2020, 325pp ISBN: 978-1-4091-7697-8 © John Rebus, Ltd., 2020 Blurb: When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst –…
Book Review – RESURRECTION MEN (2001) by Ian Rankin
RESURRECTION MEN (1995) **** by Ian Rankin First published by Orion 2001 This edition published by Orion, 2011, 512pp (484pp) ISBN: 978-0-7528-8365-6 includes an introduction by Ian Rankin and Reading Group Notes. Blurb: Rebus is off the case – literally. A few days into the murder inquiry of an Edinburgh art dealer, Rebus blows up…
Book Review – LET IT BLEED (1995) by Ian Rankin
LET IT BLEED (1995) **** by Ian Rankin First published by Orion 1995 This edition published by Orion, 2011, 402pp (360pp) ISBN: 978-0-7528-8359-5 includes an introduction by Ian Rankin and Reading Group Notes. Blurb: Struggling through another Edinburgh winter Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers. Was the Lord…
Book Review – STRIP JACK (1992) by Ian Rankin
STRIP JACK (1990) ***½ by Ian Rankin First published by Orion 1992 This edition published by Orion, 2011, 304pp (279pp) ISBN: 978-0-7528-8356-4 includes an introduction by Ian Rankin and Reading Group Notes. Blurb: Gregor Jack, MP, well-liked, young, married to the fiery Elizabeth – to the outside world a very public success story. But Jack’s carefully nurtured career plans…
Book Review – HIDE AND SEEK (1990) by Ian Rankin
HIDE AND SEEK (1990) *** by Ian Rankin First published by Orion 1990 This edition published by Orion, 2011, 278pp (261pp) ISBN: 978-0-7528-8354-0 includes an introduction by Ian Rankin and Reading Group Notes. Blurb: A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the…
Book Review – THE FALLS (2001) by Ian Rankin
THE FALLS (2001) **** by Ian Rankin First published by Orion 2001 This edition published by Orion, 2011, 498pp (475pp) ISBN: 978-1-4072-4759-5 includes an introduction by Ian Rankin and Reading Group Notes. Blurb: A student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She’s not just any student, though, but the daughter of well-to-do and influential bankers. There’s almost nothing…
Book Review – IN A HOUSE OF LIES (2018) by Ian Rankin
IN A HOUSE OF LIES (2018) ***½ by Ian Rankin Published by Orion, 2018, 372pp ISBN: 978-1-4091-7691-6 Blurb: Everyone has something to hide… A missing private investigator is found, locked in a car hidden deep in the woods. Worse still – both for his family and the police – is that his body was in an area that had…