List Containing Books Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus #11)
| Title | : | Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus #11) |
| Author | : | Ian Rankin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 466 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2000 by Orion |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Cultural. Scotland |
Ian Rankin
Paperback | Pages: 466 pages Rating: 4.05 | 7734 Users | 295 Reviews
Description Concering Books Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus #11)
Edinburgh is about to become the home of the first Scottish parliament in nigh on three hundred years. Detective Inspector John Rebus is charged with liaison, thanks to its being housed bang in the middle of his St. Leonard’s patch.Queensberry House is home not just to the new Scotland’s rulers to be, but to the legend of a young man roasted on a spit by a madman. When the fireplace where the youth died is uncovered, another more recent murder victim is revealed. Days later a third body is found. This time the victim is a prospective MSP and the powers that be are on Rebus’s back demanding instant answers.
Someone’s going to make a lot of money out of Scotland’s independence and where there’s big money at stake, darkness gathers . . .
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| Original Title: | Set in Darkness |
| ISBN: | 0752837087 (ISBN13: 9780752837086) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Inspector Rebus #11, Inspector Rebus #11 |
| Characters: | Inspector John Rebus |
| Setting: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 7734 Users | 295 ReviewsWeigh Up Containing Books Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus #11)
I really need to get off my backside and find the time to read this series in chronological order. Ian Rankin, I've been told, is a master for describing the city of Edinburgh. No one apparently does it better. I didn't know or notice this fact. This is one of those books which discouraged me from reading all the series. The main reason for my reticence is that in the background there's is always the same one and only mob boss who's pulling the strings. Anyway this book did little for me.
Eleventh in the Rebus series, this commences with Rebus being assigned to a security committee who are organising security for the Scottish Parliament, both the temporary building and the site which will eventually become permanent when a lot of construction is completed. While touring the old hospital which is going to become part of the new political centre, a body is discovered in a boarded over fireplace. Then, almost before the investigation can commence, an up-and-coming politician from a
Excellent murder mystery connecting three different crimes twenty years apart in a web of family feuds and political backstabbing. Rebus is brilliant and troubled as always and has to face his great nemesis who has been returned to the streets. Slightly rushed ending was a shame but still a great read.
Not the best of the Rebus novels I've read, but still not a bad read.Given that it's setting just as Scotland gained it's own parliament, it has a certain resonance with the current BREXIT situation.I loathe the character of DI Derek Linford, so was absolutely delighted with the misfortunes of this character during the book.Probably more a book for the Rebus fans than the general crime fan.
So, I'm living in Edinburgh at the moment, and I'm a massive fan of crime fiction, and yet before now I've never read anything by Ian Rankin. Time to rectify that - I went to Edinburgh Central Library and picked out the paperback with the most interesting looking blurb. I'm a sucker for anything that looks like it's tangentially related to politics, so off I went.I am undecided about Rebus. The first chapter was a bit of an epic info-dump, and I found the ending unsatisfying and not particularly
A long forgotten corpse in a walled-up fireplace (fondly called 'skelly' throughout), a nameless, mysterious and bridge-jumping tramp with a bucket of cash stored away and an up-and-coming and popular politician from a famous Edinburgh family. Other than all being dead what could they possibly have in common? John Rebus, at his deducing best, suspects a link and doggedly pushes himself and his team to prove it. A well-written plot with enough red herrings to make it interesting but still coming
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