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Let It Bleed (Paperback)

by Ian Rankin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (1 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752877194
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752877198
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 72,766 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Struggling through another Edinburgh winter Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers. Was the Lord Provost's daughter kidnapped or just another runaway? Why is a city councillor shredding documents that should have been waste paper years ago? And why on earth is Rebus invited to a clay pigeon shoot at the home of the Scottish Office's Permanent Secretary? Sucked into the machine that is modern Scotland, Rebus confronts the fact that some of his enemies may be beyond justice...

About the Author
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into more than twenty languages and are bestsellers worldwide. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Award in the USA, won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Hull and the Open University. A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts. Rankin is a number one bestseller in the UK and has received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best but still pretty good, 20 Sep 2007
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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'Let it Bleed' is the seventh book in the Inspector John Rebus series, written by Ian Rankin and set it Edinburgh. The story begins with a high-speed car chase ending with the two teenagers in pursuit killing themselves. Then a few days later, a man who has been recently released from prison commits suicide in front of a councillor, who apparently has nothing to do with the victim at all. This takes Rebus onto an investigation into the corrupt world of Scottish politics and dodgy dealings.

I'm a big fan of Ian Rankin, especially his Inspector Rebus novels, and although 'Let it Bleed' isn't the best of the seventeen Rebus books (by a long shot), it is still a very enjoyable read and one that can be picked up and read fairly quickly. Anyone who has read a Rebus book before will be familiar with the gritty Edinburgh setting and Rebus's moody and agressive attitude and his obsessive behaviour towards his cases.

If it is your first time reading a Rankin/Rebus book, I perhaps wouldn't start with this one as it is a little slow and feels a bit like a series filler, but instead go with one of the best ones such as Knots & Crosses, Tooth & Nail, Black & Blue or Dead Souls. Still a very good read for fans of the series though.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked me straight in and kept hold all the way through, 4 Mar 2008
By Janie U (England) - See all my reviews
Rebus gets sadder and sadder but there are lots of witticisms and examples of dry humour throughout to keep you (and him) amused. That said, he seems a lot more open with his opinions than some of the previous books which makes for a better read.
There are many familiar Rebus characters in this story which helps to give the feeling of a pair of slippers - comfortable and you can't wait to get back to it.
There were also some great touches - I loved the constant references to the leaking radiator. Rebus's drinking partners in the pub are wonderful, they sit seperately (yet somehow together) but feel the need to ring the pub and apologise if they are not going to be there.
All through the book Rebus is asking himself questions, resolving them and then asking more which keeps the readers interest going and is very much like a real life situation, as opposed to a standard murder novel where there is a murder then it is solved at the end.
Talking of the ending I thought it worked really well with the story finishing without being resolved - again very "real world". The American version of the book had to have another chapter written to explain what happened next which I think would have made the ending artificial.
Not a classic novel but a really enjoyable one to be recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One word for this Rebus novel - Fantastic, 26 Jun 2008
One word for this Rebus novel - Fantastic. Ian Rankin is very good at describing things and this novel is no exception. A winter's night in Edinburgh - the car screaming at speed as I read I could imagine it very well. John Rebus is a very tough cop and is not afraid to take on anybody and that included Gunner the Deputy Chief Constable.

This novel has you on the edge of your seat, you never know what is coming next and its like a long journey - a good one.

Congratulations to Ian on a fine piece of writing.
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