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The Naming Of The Dead (Paperback)

by Ian Rankin (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 515 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (26 Jul 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752881639
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752881638
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,772 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Unquestionably a best from Rankin, The Naming of the Dead goes way beyond the scope of even the greatest crime thrillers to become an essential state-of-the-nation take on 21st century Britain. This is possibly the best novel you will read in your life full stop. Yes, it is that good'


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'Unquestionably a best from Rankin, The Naming of the Dead goes way beyond the scope of even the greatest crime thrillers to become an essential state-of-the-nation take on 21st century Britain. This is possibly the best novel you will read in your life full stop. Yes, it is that good' (NEWS OF THE WORLD )

'Rebus and Rankin are on the top of their form' (MAIL ON SUNDAY )

'Gripping stuff to keep brain cells turning on the beach' (RED )

'He has taken a momentous few days in recent British history (not just the G8 and the protests, but also the success of the Olympic bid followed a day later by the London bombings) and effortlessly interwoven the political and the criminal' (SUNDAY TIMES )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Like A Fine Wine It Get's Better With Age, 6 April 2007
By Ian Paterson "exiledscotsman" (Newcastle Uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Naming Of The Dead (Paperback)
I'm a huge fan of Rankin's books and like most who read one have read them all. It's always been a key point of the series that Rankin has aged his central character in real time and here we start to realise just how close we are to the end of the career of John Rebus.
I have to say that I think this is possibly the best in the series since Black and Blue, it benefits from being set in reality in this case Edinburgh during the G8 summit. Tony Blair is the prime minister etc only adds to being sucked into the book.
I like this aspect as Rankin makes mention of current music and TV culture even CSI gets a mention from Rebus.

This book is as much about Siobhan as it is about Rebus and we continue to see that Rankin will be able to continue this series even without the man who was the central character. One principle character is Edinburgh and the setting isn't going to change.

I don't want to give away the ending as like all the stories there is plenty of twists and turns but I like that with Rankin the crimes are always based on real reasons like money, love and revenge.

I usually read these books in a couple of days but this time I purposely read this slower savouring every word like the fine wine this book is with only one Rankin book a year and possibly only one more Rebus story to come it's going to be tough to find another series as good as this one has consistently been.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rebus and Rankin -- Brilliant, yet again., 30 Nov 2006
By James M. (Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Naming Of The Dead (Hardcover)
Ian Rankin is surely ahead of his fellow crime writers if only in the amount of books that he has written that are consistently of a high standard. This is Rankin's 16th Rebus book since 1988, an asthonishing amount by by anyone standards -- not mentioning the other books not featuring Rebus.

This latest edition in the Rebus series sees the Scottsman nearing retirement only for a mysterious set of murders to drag him back in to murky world of criminality -- all set against the backdrop of the G8 summit. This book sees Rankin and Rebus on top form, and Rankin, in particular, uses the G8 and the protest marches that surround it to great effect.

Considering that this is the penultimate Rebus novel it seems to me that Rankin is grooming Siobhan Clarke to succeed Rebus when the old man finally retires -- or worse. She is given a more central role, like the previous few books, and we are seeing new and interesting sides to her.

Quite how Rankin keeps such a high standard is beyond me, but be sure not to miss out on the latest Rebus books before the character is finally seen off.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cafferty's Back and He's Nasty!, 21 Dec 2006
This review is from: The Naming Of The Dead (Hardcover)
It's ironic that The Naming of the Dead has come so late in the series, since some of the later novels in it -namely, The Falls and Fleshmarket Close- have been a little weaker than the rest, as if the series was running out of steam. But this latest installment truly is Ian Rankin at his brilliant best, weaving absolutely everything in to it which made Rebus so damned good in the first place - and Cafferty's back!

For me, this is one of Ian's most balanced pieces of writing: drama, incident, suspense, mystery, political comment and intrigue, musical trivia and very sharp observation - it's all there in the right doses to keep you hooked from start to finish. Set against the G8 summit, Rebus is on the hunt for a serial killer who's been bumping off convicted rapists. He's been kept well away from the summit but it doesn't stop him from making that brilliant nuisance he does of himself and rubbing the right people up the wrong way !!

I think i've made myself clear enough. I simply loved this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rebus is the best and Rankin is the man!
As far as I've ever seen, Ian Rankin can do no wrong. His Rebus series is unreal, it's so great. Deep, dark, twisted, funny, unsettling, suspenseful, engaging-Rankin writes all... Read more
Published 2 months ago by N. Scott

2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Turgid
Unlike most of the reviewers , I didn't like "The Naming of the Dead" at all and this comes from someone who has read all the "Rebus" books apart from "Exit Music". Read more
Published 5 months ago by L. Davidson

5.0 out of 5 stars MODUS IN REBUS
How you rate this Inspector Rebus story may depend to some extent on what you think of the solution to the mystery, which is obviously something a reviewer ought not to give away... Read more
Published 11 months ago by DAVID BRYSON

3.0 out of 5 stars Readable, but slow and ultimately marred by ludicrous plot
Retains reader's interest (at least for long-time Revus fan like me) but overlong and clunky, especially in its efforts to link crime story to anti-G8 demonstrations of 2005 in... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Dr Burgess

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rebus
You really sense here that something is ending. Rebus is reaching retirement and although there is anger here, just as in the previous books, it is tempered by melancholy and... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

3.0 out of 5 stars coincidence abounds
As usual a crafted and enjoyable Rebus story. However there are too many coincidences between the characters in the plot for my liking.
Published 18 months ago by G. Hart

3.0 out of 5 stars A Scottish Tale
A worthy addition to the Rebus series, not his best, but again you cannot fail to smile at some of the boozy inspector's antics and quotes. Read more
Published 18 months ago by tallpete33

3.0 out of 5 stars Too long and ponderous
I have read several of the Rebus novels and mostly enjoyed them. This book was well written but I found it dragged. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Irene

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to form
I must admit, I've found the last two or three Rebus novels to be hard going. Some of the humour that permeates the earlier books was sadly lacking, and the double act of Rebus... Read more
Published 19 months ago by J. J. Thomas

3.0 out of 5 stars A slight improvement on the previous 2 books in the series.
I finished "Naming the Dead" by Ian Rankin today. It's a John Rebus detective novel set against the backdrop of Live 8 and the G8 conference that took place in Edinburgh in 2005... Read more
Published 19 months ago by J. Bowen

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