Books by Ian Rankin
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review 1: Another great book by Ian Rankin. Our man Rebus is still a pain in the arse for the higher-ups, which is why we love him, even if he's getting on a bit in years. Through the series, Rankin has given us a peephole into John Rebus, his evolution as a man and an officer of the law,...
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review 1: Rebus working in cold case section is persuaded to look into a disappearance and uncovers a possible series . Gets himself into a current case team with Siobhan Clarke as the case seems to link up with his, and then uses dodgy methods to get to the killer - and old contacts which...
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review 1: Liked this much better than the first Malcolm Fox book by Ian Rankin. Much faster-moving plot, and the character was more sympathetic this go-around. If there were another in the series already, I'd probably read it. That said, I don't think I'll keep going with the series if/whe...
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review 1: A typical Ian Rankin pageturner. This time without boozy, rough at the edges, Rebus. Replaced by Malcolm Fox, more refined, but with the potential, one felt, to unleash fury if provoked. And although teetotal, to hit the spirits heavy again –there are references to his hard dri...
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review 1: My favorite Scottish author has written a tale of three friends frustrated that paintings are hidden away in private collections and decide to steal three beloved paintings from the National Gallery in Edinburgh. The instigator is Mike Mackenzie, a software mogul. He convinces ba...
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review 1: Listening to this as an unabridged audiobook I was kept engaged and entertained while cleaning the house. It's my first real introduction to Rankin and while I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style - it seemed so simple and direct as to be almost patronising - I know such a shor...