Ian Rankin
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 3.81 | 14406 Users | 713 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Hide and Seek |
| ISBN: | 0312963971 (ISBN13: 9780312963972) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Inspector Rebus #2, Inspector Rebus #2 |
| Characters: | Inspector John Rebus |
| Setting: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Description In Pursuance Of Books Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2)
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 wall above.Just another dead addict - until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists.
Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind ...
Present Appertaining To Books Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2)
| Title | : | Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2) |
| Author | : | Ian Rankin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | December 15th 1997 by St. Martin's Paperbacks (first published 1990) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Cultural. Scotland |
Rating Appertaining To Books Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2)
Ratings: 3.81 From 14406 Users | 713 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2)
This series is dark and edgy- one of the few mystery series set in contemporary times (besides P.D. James' works which I absolutely love) that I enjoy. Inspector Rebus is your typical semi-alcoholic, "doesn't-play-by the rules" type of detective, but does not come across as a cliche. The mysteries are interesting, if dark, and not terribly predictable. Hide and Seek is one of the earliest in the series and although short, is a good intro to the series and the characters.Really two and a half stars.
The 2nd book in the Inspector Rebus series by Ian Rankin.I always enjoy reading Ian Rankin novels and I'm not sure why I haven't read more than I have. Rebus is a gritty flawed Edinburgh cop who is never far from trouble.The books are well written and have lots of sub plots that add to the Rebus series overall.
Ive a habit of stumbling into a series and reading subsequent books - those that preceded it and those that followed - in random order. And thats what Ive done here. My only outstanding books are a handful (Im not quite sure how many as Im not absolutely certain which ones Ive read and which I havent) at the start of the series. So having recently read book one, and really enjoyed it, it was now the turn of book two.A friend of mine, a long time resident of Edinburgh, used to tell me that the
An excellent read from start to finish. Book one in this series was very good and Im just as impressed with book two. I can see why so many readers have enjoyed Ian Rankins books, and Im glad that someone said I should read this series. Very enjoyable.Detective Inspector John Rebus may have been promoted but his love life had not faired so well with him and Jill breaking up. She had managed to move on, however John still wasnt over her. His job was a good distraction for him, and a recent
Ive a habit of stumbling into a series and reading subsequent books - those that preceded it and those that followed - in random order. And thats what Ive done here. My only outstanding books are a handful (Im not quite sure how many as Im not absolutely certain which ones Ive read and which I havent) at the start of the series. So having recently read book one, and really enjoyed it, it was now the turn of book two.A friend of mine, a long time resident of Edinburgh, used to tell me that the
I think Rankin was still trying to develop the persona of John Rebus which is so strong in the later books in this long running series. But that is the fun of reading the early books in a series......seeing the protagonist change and get comfortable in his skin. I think the problem I had which kept me from giving a higher rating (I love the Rebus books) was the story itself. There was way too much going on around the overdose death of a local addict. Rebus has a feeling about it that says it is
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