Reviews

Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin

guiltyfeat's review against another edition

2.0

Still rubbish but in smaller doses. Rankin is the most awful pun-loving writer I have ever read multiple books by. There's an occasional turn of phrase which is not unpleasant, but it's mostly schoolboy dross. The plots are worked up in seconds and executed clumsily. I was depressed to see how many of these stories had first appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. I now never need to read that, which is a load off given its almost 80 years of continuous publication. Awful.

markj's review against another edition

4.0

Great collection of short stories. I love Rankin's work.

lnatal's review against another edition

3.0

From BBC radio 4 Extra:
Inspector Rebus discovers a bigger story behind a valuable theft from an Edinburgh hi-fi shop. Read by James Macpherson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mtr89