A review by berlinbibliophile
Exit Music by Ian Rankin

5.0

This was one of the best Rebus novels in my opinion, Ian Rankin really pulled out all the stops for Rebus's "retirement novel". The murder and its ties to business and politics were really interesting, and the solution genuinely surprised me, though looking back I can see the foreshadowing was all there. I also really liked the interactions between the characters in this novel: Rebus and Clarke, the CID team, newbie Todd, and of course the eternal thorn in Rebus's side, Big Ger Cafferty. Rebus's retirement party was poignant, and the ending of the novel wonderfully fitting and the perfect outlook towards the future.