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by Ian Rankin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (7 Aug 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857978633
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857978636
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 154,030 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing... A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem - and it's just about to erupt.


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 thirty-six 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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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Troubles In Edinburgh, 20 Nov 2003
By Untouchable (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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After a particularly gruesome murder is discovered during Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, Inspector John Rebus is seconded to the elite Scottish Crime Squad. The reason for this is that aspects of the murder make it appear that a terrorist group was responsible and Rebus’s previous SAS experience would come in handy. The investigation takes him from his home base to the villages of rural Scotland and across to Belfast and back again.

Throughout the book, the Catholic versus Protestant problem is continually raised, comparing Scotland to the Troubles in Northern Ireland and suggesting that the same uprising could be imminent. While the characters were discussing terrorist organisations there were enough three letter acronyms being bandied about to make me think I might have stumbled into a Microsoft manual.

Once again we are treated to the bare bones of Edinburgh’s back streets and dingy estates that have fallen into ruin. Rebus is as inscrutable and removed from his fellow officers as ever, yet, at least for me, he is becoming more and more likable. I feel this series is getting more and more enjoyable with every book I read, this one is no exception.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is truly addictive - you'll never want to stop!, 11 Nov 2001
By rich_farmerboy@hotmail.com (East Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
This book is typical of Rankin: the superb writing style that he is so reknowned for is only too evident in this chilling story. Rankin describes the city of Edinburgh in such vivid detail that you feel you know the place like the back of your hand. Never before has the reader been allowed to enter so far into Rebus' personal life and, when he wants someone to talk to, as the reader you feel guilty that you are not there to offer support. This novel is unbelievable and makes the reality of events in Northern Ireland feel even closer to home.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very difficult to put down!, 6 Oct 2001
By jonathan.brook@orange.net (Sheffield, England) - See all my reviews
This is the first Ian Rankin Novel that I've read.
I decided to buy a couple of the Rebus books after watching the television adaptations starring John Hannah. The way that Rankin can bring a scene to life with words on a page is uncanny - even down to the little mannerisums of the characters. I highly recommend this book to any reader of crime drama.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Slow burner for Rebus's 6'th outing
I struggled getting into this and perhaps it is a little dated relating to the troubles in Ireland and a splinter group of UDF causing trouble in Edingburgh during the annual... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Clive

3.0 out of 5 stars Cause of mortal boredom
Rankin insists on padding out his books with irrelevant detail aimed at, I believe, convincing us he is a great observer of life's little details and people's foibles. Read more
Published 8 months ago by D. Reid

4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling and Gripping With An Ending So Hidden I Collapsed!
A great book again from Rankin.

His mate and Colleague Holmes is attacked outside a bar one night after having an argument with his wife. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2007 by Martin Giles

5.0 out of 5 stars A accurate portrayal
This is the 8th novel of Ian Rankin's featuring Insp Rebus I've read, and I was suitably impressed with his portrayal of the situation in Northern Ireland. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2005 by D. M. WHITEHEAD

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
The sixth novel in the Rebus series, and possibly the best.
When a brutally tortured body is found in Mary Kings Close in the height of the festival sporting Sectarian... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Rankin getting better by the book
This is the 6th of Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series that I've read and it is first rate storytelling all the way. Read more
Published on 15 Jul 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Rankin gets better and better
Ian Rankin does it again! Rebus gets himself into a whole heap of intriguing trouble: terrorism, the Secret Service, organised crime and the Edinburgh festival on top of all... Read more
Published on 30 May 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly gripping from start to finish
This is the third Rankin book that i've read and they just keep getting better. His wonderfully descriptive style sets a great atmosphere to an excellent plot.
Published on 25 May 2000

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