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I love DI John Rebus. He’s like the Scottish Harry Bosch, pissing off pencil-pushers and crooked cops alike, tireless and obsessive in pursuit of the bad guys. This was an excellent outing for Rebus, sprawling and complicated, with a serial killer chasing a copycat serial killer, and Big Oil fueling the Aberdeen crime scene. Rebus’s friend Jack Morton is back and a welcome sidekick for all the action.

motionocean's review against another edition

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Måtte leveres inn på biblio og var litt tunglest. Vil også lese den på engelsk heller neste gang, siden den er satt i Skottland.

jameskeates's review against another edition

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5.0

Ian Rankin, as always, creates a thoroughly believable world for his long-running detective Rebus. I had a feeling at times that I had read this before, but it was obviously long enough ago that I could enjoy it again.

This story concerns a serial killer ("Johnny Bible") inspired by a seventies serial killer who was never caught ("Bible John"). Rebus is under investigation for corruption back at the time of the original. Breaking all the rules and ignoring his superiors as usual, he gets far without really solving this one, but it doesn't feel like a let down as Rankin makes it feel real.

readymadereader's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

radella_hardwick's review against another edition

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Not in the mood for Rebus and his mate breaking the law to suit themselves from the go. I picked it up wanting a police procedural but that means, y'know, they need to be following procedure to interest me.

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