Titled ian rankin s hidden edinburgh and ian rankin investigates dr jekyll and mr hyde, rankin looks at the origins of the character and the events that led to his creation. Set in the depths of edinburghs criminal fraternity, rankin captures the persona of a hardnosed scottish policeman,john rebus as he attempts to solve a fiveyear old case. Ian rankin must now hold the position as one of the uks finest crime writers with his 5th inspector rebus novel, the blackbook. It is the first book to feature siobhan clarke and morris gerald cafferty appears as a main character. In the 1960s, the infamous bible john terrorised scotland when he. Rebus is dragged back into his past via both the potential reemergence of bible john who after years dormant appears to be back killing woman in scotland and seemingly leaving no clues. Black and blue ian rankin haftad 9781409165859 bokus. Black and blue by ian rankin overdrive rakuten overdrive.
It is also the first book where rebus is based at st leonards police station. This is an excellent guide to ian rankins breakthrough novel. Dec 10, 20 ian rankins scottish police procedurals are so gritty you have to pick the shards out of your teeth when you finish one, and black and blue is as flinty as they come. Buy a cheap copy of black and blue book by ian rankin. Let it bleed is an occasionally messy novel, built around some very messy crimes, but rankin keeps things moving at a good pace and comes up with some nice twists. It won rankin the itv3 crime thriller award, and was claimed to be the final. Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his. Rebus is out there right now, on some edinburgh street. It won rankin the edgar award, which he had previously been nominated for in 1997 for black and blue had failed to win. It features a biography of the author and interview with him, a fulllength analysis of the novel, and a great deal more.
The black book is a 1993 crime novel by ian rankin, the fifth of the inspector rebus novels. An interview with ian rankin ian rankin is one of the best crime writers who ever got into the bloody business by accident. Five years ago, a mysterious fire burned edinburghs seed central hotel to ashes. This is an excellent guide to ian rankin s breakthrough novel. In the 1960s, the infamous bible john terrorised scotland when he murdered three women, taking three souvenirs. His parents were horrified when he then chose to study literature at university, as they had expected him to study for a trade. Unlike the earlier rebus novels, black and blue mixes fact and fiction much more closely. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the chandlerfulbright. The black book by ian rankin, 9781480524033, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Three thrillers by megaseller ian rankin, writing as jack harvey. In ian rankin eighth novel in the series, black and blue, became rankins first international best seller. An idea for a novel that started as one situation and has blossomed into a whole plot. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in edinburgh, scotland, with his wife and their two sons.
Any clues have to be heavily investigated even if it means at rebuss peril. And a reopened investigation that doesnt bode well for detective john rebus or his mentor, inspector lawson geddes. Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer who might just lead back to the infamous bible john. Buy black and blue by ian rankin from waterstones today. And a reopened investigation that doesnt bode well for detective john rebus or his mentor. Ian rankin ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Ive not written any of it yet, but its all there in my head from page one to circa page 250 ian writing in his diary 19 th march 1985. The eighth of the inspector rebus novels, it was the first to be adapted in the rebus television series starring john hannah, airing in 2000 it is considered a landmark entry in the tartan noir genre.
Ian rankin ebooks epub and pdf format ian rankin ebooks. From his beginnings as a young detective constable in dead and buried, right up to his dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in the. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this ian rankin study guide and get instant access to the following. Inspired by the case of an unidentified serial killer thought to have operated in glasgow in the 1960s, the work was the basis of the first episode of the rankinpenned rebus, a 14part television program based. Ian rankins scottish police procedurals are so gritty you have to pick the shards out of your teeth when you finish one, and black and blue is as flinty as they come. Nearly 30 years after a serial killer dubbed bible john abruptly retired after three vicious murders, hes back in the news again.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Unabridged edition featuring a bonus interview with ian rankin and james macpherson. Rebus glimpse of the lives of the truly powerful is particularly good, a very different milieu than the one hes used to dealing with though he acquits himself very well. In this novel detective inspector john rebus is working on four cases at once trying to catch a killer he suspects of being the infamous bible john. Black and blue by ian rankin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. And hes doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from glasgows mr big. But i guess the 4 stars is for the evocation of edinburgh and the fact that rankin is generally a dependable read, so well keep going with that. Black and blue by pulitzer prizewinning writer anna quindlen is the story of fran benedetto, a woman who has been ravaged by domestic abuse.
Black and blue audiobook by ian rankin, read by michael page. Author interview ian rankin, author of the question of. The books have twice been dramatised for television starring john hannah and ken stott respectively, and are translated into 36 languages. Black and blue is one of the first more expansive inspector rebus novels, at some 400 pages. Rebus is an unapologetic harddrinking cop with sharp instincts but a. Longforgotten and unsolved, the case reappears when a charred bodywith a bullet. Apparently ive rated all of my ian rankin reads as 4 stars, when there are probably some that are closer to 3. The character of detective john rebus complete with estranged wife, young daughter and fragile sanity seemed to spring fully formed. Publication date 20121111 topics bbc radio drama, crime drama, rebus. Jan 01, 2005 ian rankin is one of this countrys most prolific and commercially successful authors. Aug 25, 2016 black and blue by ian rankin, 9781409165859, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Thirty years later, a copycat is at work, dubbed johnny bible. There are still too many places where rankin opts for the lazy, weak description on takeoff in a small plane. But ian rankin, whose inspector rebus novels are the numberone selling mysteries in great britain, may be the only crime novelist who began his.
No writer has chronicled the changing face of edinburgh so vividly nor in such minute detail. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the. The complete rebus stories collects all of ian rankins rebus short stories for the first time, including two neverbefore published tales written specifically for this collection. Di john rebuss unconventional methods have got him in trouble before now hes taken away from the inquiry and sent to investigate the killing of an offduty oilman. Rebuss scotland, along with his maltsoaked psyche, is riddled with trouble.
Written with ian rankins signature wit, style and intricacy, black and blue is a novel epub of uncommon and unforgettable intrigue. His father, james, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, isobel, worked in a school canteen. Detective inspector john rebus and frank lauderdale start the book with a car chase across edinburgh to apprehend kidnappers, culminating with the two youths they are chasing throwing themselves off the forth road bridge and in rebus being injured in a car crash. Ian rankin is the uks number one bestselling crime writer. Ian rankin is one of the best crime writers who ever got into the bloody business by accident. The pacing and movement in black and blue is particularly good, and even when rankin appears to meander off course onto the oil rigs, for example, the writing and action is entirely gripping. Nov 02, 2016 rather be the devil is published by orion. Ian rankin will discuss black and blue at a guardian book club event at the british library on 1 november. Black and blue inspector rebus series ian rankin, michael page on. Buy black and blue by ian rankin online at alibris. Ian rankin is one of this countrys most prolific and commercially successful authors. Ian rankin continued writing the inspector rebus series until 2007, when exit music, the 17th book in the inspector rebus series was published.
Even though he knew one of johnny bibles victims, edinburghs inspector john rebus is in no position to take on this new case. He lives in edinburgh, and writes about the city in his awardwinning inspector rebus novels. The mystery stacks are filled with the works of former trial lawyers, prosecutors, judges, detectives, even beat cops whose procedural knowledge and behindthescenes experience bring a heightened realism to their fiction. Special edition of the awardwinning rebus novel includes exclusive extra material. Johnny bible, an equally perverted killer who seems to be much younger, is imitating him with a gusto that suggests close research.
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