REBUS IS BACK. The superb No.1 bestseller from 'Britain's best crime novelist' EXPRESS
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into thirty-six languages and are bestsellers worldwide.Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Award in the USA, won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Hull and the Open University. A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts. Rankin is a number one bestseller in the UK and has received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.
Rebus has returned... and it's a treat to welcome him back
*THE TIMES*
Needless to say, Rankin soon - once again - has the bit between his
teeth. Rankin, as ever, does this better than most
*GOOD BOOK GUIDE*
The prose is as ferocious as ever; the sense of place matchless;
this is British crime-writing of the finest, lasting quality.
*DAILY MAIL*
Rebus is without doubt one of the funniest among the classical
fictional detectives, and his 19th case features some fine
one-liners... STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE is Rankin's most
interesting book politically... Cheeringly, it seems clear from the
final pages that there will be more Rebus books to chart the next
stage in Scotland's story.
*GUARDIAN*
Rankin draws us into a thematically rich plot that evolves into a
meditation on morality and how best to asses a man's worth... Rebus
is one of the most popular fictional characters of our
generation.
*IRISH TIMES*
Gritty and hard-hitting, it's the work of a writer at the very top
of his game.
*SUNDAY MIRROR*
Ian Rankin's now iconic Rebus series provides a better biography of
modern Edinburgh over the past 25 years than almost anything
else.
*INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY*
Genius... Rankin once again proves himself to be the consummate
master of crime.
*SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY*
Rebus hasn't changed; he's as sharp, petty, curmudgeonly and
likeable as ever.
*IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT*
Rebus is back, in a novel long, meaty and persuasive enough to make
up for the years of absence.
*SPECTATOR*
Rankin's dialogue flows so naturally that it's easy to dismiss his
subtler gifts; no one captures the bleak grandeur of Scotland, or
the mindset of those charged with upholding its law, in quite the
same way.
*FINANCIAL TIMES*
For crime novel aficionados, this year's literary sensation is not
50 Shades of whatever or JK Rowling's non-magical foray into adult
fiction. No, it is the return of one of the genre's finest
characters; and what a welcome return it is.
*SUNDAY EXPRESS*
Auld acquaintance is gleefully renewed when Rankin brings
cantankerous John Rebus out of retirement in a civilian role for an
Edinburgh cold case team - *9
*RUTLAND TIMES*
Thrilling, funny and intelligent, this is crime fiction at its
best
*CATHOLIC HERALD*
Rebus - and Rankin - are both on top form in this enjoyable
detective novel
*SUNDAY BUSINESS POST MAGAZINE*
Genius... Rankin once again proves himself to be the consummate
master of crime
*SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY*
Ian Rankin's fiction is as reliable as it is successful, so this
installment will thrill his many fans
*LITERARY REVIEW*
An impeccably crafted whodunnit
*SUNDAY TIMES*
Now we know retirement has not withered Rebus
*DAILY TELEGRAPH*
Rebus is back and the result is an outstanding whodunit, a book
that should be read by anyone wanting to experience the very best
of modern crime fiction. It is high praise indeed to suggest that
this is the finest book Ian Rankin has ever written: but in our
view it is
*UNDISCOVEREDSCOTLAND.COM*
Vintage Rankin... [a] thoroughly absorbing, endlessly twisting
tale. I was gripped from first page to last - and so will you
be
*READER'S DIGEST*
Vintage Rebus
*MORNING STAR*
A seasonal treat for crime fiction fans
*CHOICE*
Rankin's malcontent still makes for an irresistably morose
companion
*i*
Rebus has returned... and it's a treat to welcome him back * THE
TIMES *
Needless to say, Rankin soon - once again - has the bit between his
teeth. Rankin, as ever, does this better than most * GOOD BOOK
GUIDE *
The prose is as ferocious as ever; the sense of place matchless;
this is British crime-writing of the finest, lasting quality. *
DAILY MAIL *
Rebus is without doubt one of the funniest among the classical
fictional detectives, and his 19th case features some fine
one-liners... STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE is Rankin's most
interesting book politically... Cheeringly, it seems clear from the
final pages that there will be more Rebus books to chart the next
stage in Scotland's story. * GUARDIAN *
Rankin draws us into a thematically rich plot that evolves into a
meditation on morality and how best to asses a man's worth... Rebus
is one of the most popular fictional characters of our generation.
* IRISH TIMES *
Gritty and hard-hitting, it's the work of a writer at the very top
of his game. * SUNDAY MIRROR *
Ian Rankin's now iconic Rebus series provides a better biography of
modern Edinburgh over the past 25 years than almost anything else.
* INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
Genius... Rankin once again proves himself to be the consummate
master of crime. * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
Rebus hasn't changed; he's as sharp, petty, curmudgeonly and
likeable as ever. * IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT *
Rebus is back, in a novel long, meaty and persuasive enough to make
up for the years of absence. -- Allan Massie * SPECTATOR *
Rankin's dialogue flows so naturally that it's easy to dismiss his
subtler gifts; no one captures the bleak grandeur of Scotland, or
the mindset of those charged with upholding its law, in quite the
same way. -- Christopher Fowler * FINANCIAL TIMES *
For crime novel aficionados, this year's literary sensation is not
50 Shades of whatever or JK Rowling's non-magical foray into adult
fiction. No, it is the return of one of the genre's finest
characters; and what a welcome return it is. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
Auld acquaintance is gleefully renewed when Rankin brings
cantankerous John Rebus out of retirement in a civilian role for an
Edinburgh cold case team - *9 * RUTLAND TIMES *
Thrilling, funny and intelligent, this is crime fiction at its best
* CATHOLIC HERALD *
Rebus - and Rankin - are both on top form in this enjoyable
detective novel * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST MAGAZINE *
Genius... Rankin once again proves himself to be the consummate
master of crime -- David Robinson * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
Ian Rankin's fiction is as reliable as it is successful, so this
installment will thrill his many fans * LITERARY REVIEW *
An impeccably crafted whodunnit -- John Dugdale * SUNDAY TIMES
*
Now we know retirement has not withered Rebus -- Jake Kerridge *
DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Rebus is back and the result is an outstanding whodunit, a book
that should be read by anyone wanting to experience the very best
of modern crime fiction. It is high praise indeed to suggest that
this is the finest book Ian Rankin has ever written: but in our
view it is * UNDISCOVEREDSCOTLAND.COM *
Vintage Rankin... [a] thoroughly absorbing, endlessly twisting
tale. I was gripped from first page to last - and so will you be *
READER'S DIGEST *
Vintage Rebus * MORNING STAR *
A seasonal treat for crime fiction fans * CHOICE *
Rankin's malcontent still makes for an irresistably morose
companion * i *
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