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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
I think that now Rebus is retired it is really hard to actually right him into Police procedurals. I love the character but seriously when is enough enough.
I love Rebus, you love Rebus, so fine, we'll all keep reading the series. But as much as we love the protagonist and his creator, the books are starting to feel tired. Inserting Malcolm Fox into the mix probably doesn't help.
4.5* rounded down.
Malcolm Fox is co-opted onto a team from Glasgow come to trace a haulier who has gone missing with illegal property belonging to the Stark family (also from Glasgow). Siobhan Clarke is on a team investigating the death of a former influential lawyer and Rebus is drawn in when his old frenemy Cafferty is shot at. Eventually all the threads are drawn together and Rebus manages to acquire a dog.
Certainly the best Rebus for a while; I managed to keep on top of the plot and who every one is all the way through! I still find Fox's character/personality hard to fathom, so it is a good thing that Rebus can be relied upon to be the same as ever.
Malcolm Fox is co-opted onto a team from Glasgow come to trace a haulier who has gone missing with illegal property belonging to the Stark family (also from Glasgow). Siobhan Clarke is on a team investigating the death of a former influential lawyer and Rebus is drawn in when his old frenemy Cafferty is shot at. Eventually all the threads are drawn together and Rebus manages to acquire a dog.
Certainly the best Rebus for a while; I managed to keep on top of the plot and who every one is all the way through! I still find Fox's character/personality hard to fathom, so it is a good thing that Rebus can be relied upon to be the same as ever.
What would the world be without Rebus? A mite boring, I suspect. At times I want to shake him until his teeth rattle, other times I want to give him a hug. Ian Rankin has created a character that I both love and despise at times but I enjoy this series and the Scotland it shows.
Another installment of John Rebus by Ian Rankin is always something to look forward to.
Oddly, in retirement the John Rebus character appears to be more appreciated by bosses than when a police employee.
Big Ger Cafferty is also back and the antagonistic back and forth between old foes and the changing dynamic of their relationship is interesting to follow.
In this book, someone is killing a number of people where no link between them is clear, which impedes the investigation. There are also other plot threads involving other aspects that may or may not be related to the main plot. Rankin also continues to add more depth to the former Complaints investigator Malcom Fox.
Rankin's Rebus books are like old reliable novels that will keep the reader coming back.
Oddly, in retirement the John Rebus character appears to be more appreciated by bosses than when a police employee.
Big Ger Cafferty is also back and the antagonistic back and forth between old foes and the changing dynamic of their relationship is interesting to follow.
In this book, someone is killing a number of people where no link between them is clear, which impedes the investigation. There are also other plot threads involving other aspects that may or may not be related to the main plot. Rankin also continues to add more depth to the former Complaints investigator Malcom Fox.
Rankin's Rebus books are like old reliable novels that will keep the reader coming back.
I enjoyed this very much, and will continue to take this journey - albeit familiar and consistent, down the road into Scotland's criminal underbelly with Rebus, Siobahn, Fox & even Cafferty. These books for me are coming up on being a 20-year commitment to Rankin's ever-improving craft and the development of these characters is something I cannot help but love to read.
this is not a rating book, it was picked up in an airport to pass the time; Rankin is always good at what he does but this one is too close to reality in some parts