Declare Regarding Books Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus #11)
| Title | : | Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus #11) |
| Author | : | Ian Rankin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First 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
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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 ReviewsEvaluate Regarding Books Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus #11)
Audiobook - 16:26 hours - Narrator: Samuel GilliesAnother very good Inspector John Rebus novel.4.0 starsReview to comeMy daughter gave me this book as a Christmas gift when it first came out. This is my second time reading Set in Darkness and I had forgotten just what a good story it is. The book is set in interesting times, before the building of our Scottish Parliament, hence it gives quite a bit of background history to the area where eventually the Parliament was built, among much controversy I may add.I don't want to say too much about the plot, although there are five plot strands to follow and an
This Orion hardcover is signed by Ian Rankin.
It was a long time since I read a Inspector Rebus novel. I'm still collecting all of them, but as I have the small pocket editions (to make it difficult in a white cover), they don't tend to be found easily.So Set in Darkness, I forgot a lot of details from the previous books, but while reading I remembered the essentials.It's not the best I have read, but I liked the story. Rebus's arch enemy is back to haunt him, his job isn't going it's best it could. He is forced to partner up with an
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
_________ MINIMAL SPOILERS ___________First, I have to say that I read this book for a class on Scottish Literature and Culture in university. And I really enjoy it! The class, I mean. The book was fine.This was a bit of a strange one for me. So let's start with the positive side:The way Rankin uses real life places, streets and pub makes really feel the city. You get a feeling of Edinburgh but not from a tourist perspective but a person that lives there. For me, that was so nice, having lived
Ah, I fancied a novel to read and my Mum asked me to drop this one off in the book exchange box round the corner in the neighbouring street. I thought I'd give it a read first, the pages do turn easily enough, but I'd say overall it was a variable read, the kind of thing which you will like if you like this kind of thing, but if you don't then this book won't win you over to the writer or genre.Obviously it is #11 in a series, and I did ponder on that while reading (this is a book that allows
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