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tygaribay 's review for:
Standing in Another Man's Grave
by Ian Rankin
Finally, Rebus is back! for fans of the Inspector Rebus series by Rankin, this was a long awaited book. i really enjoyed the comeback with Rebus now working as a retired officer on cold case files. when a group of cold cases ties into an active murder case, Rebus is sucked back into play with (now Inspector) Siobhan Clarke and Big Ger Cafferty and many other favorite characters. Rebus is still hungover, smoking too much and bending the rules in the most entertaining way. the actual murder investigation was right up there with some of Rankin's best work, but i was dissapointed with how he worked Inspector Malcom Fox of the Complaints into the story. i guess it makes sense that in a story told from Rebus' point of view, Fox (who works in the equivalent of Internal Affairs) would not be portrayed well, but even so, the character comes off as a meaningless addition to the story, looking like a forced attempt to unite the two Rankin series into one thread. still, the book was very good and Rankin is still the master of plot and intrigue set in the gritty Scottish police force.