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Title: Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin ISBN: 0-312-96397-1 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: I Hate Ian Rankin...
Comment: ...because now I have a new obsession: Inspector Rebus mysteries. I can't remember the last time I was so immediately involved in a series; so thoroughly taken with a character and his creator; so fixated on catching up on the past decade's worth of stories. There's great writing here, terrific characterizations, sly humor...and the whodunit aspect does not disappoint. And that goes for all the Rebus books. Well done, Mr. Rankin.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ian Rankin Paints With Words...
Comment: There are two sides of Edinburgh, Scotland. There's the side that tourists see: the city of Grayfriar's Bobby, of the annual Summer Festival, of the quaint pubs and the scenic castle sitting on a hill called Arthur's Throne. Then there's the other side of Edinburgh, the domain of Detective Inspector John Rebus. This Edinburgh is one of boarded up housing tenements inhabited by the hopeless, a city of AIDS ridden junkies and prostitutes, of deals made in back alleys at midnight amid violence and sometimes death.
Inspector Rebus is sent to investigate what appears to be a junkie's death in an abandoned housing estate. The man's body is laid out spread-eagle with Satanic symbols and candles decorating the room. While the other cops are convinced it's just another all-too-familiar overdose victim, Rebus gets the inkling there is more to it than meets the eye. A young female witness is found and tells Rebus that the last words the dead man said were "Hide! Hide!". Assisted by his protegé, Rebus explores the dark side of Edinburgh, seeking justice for a young man too easily dismissed both in life and in death.
Ian Rankin is the best mystery writer I've ever read. The character of Inspector John Rebus is melancholy, brooding, cynical, funny, intelligent, a workaholic and a perfectionist. He's both addicted and repelled by his work. Being a copper has absorbed his entire life. Rankin's style has been described as "Tartan Noir" and the label is fitting. But to think this book and the series it's part of are dreary would be a mistake. Rankin takes the reader to the depths of dark grittiness, then surprises with bright flashes of humor. Watch for tongue in cheek touches, such as a detective named Holmes and a superior named Watson. Do yourself a good turn and read not only HIDE & SEEK, but the entire Inspector Rebus series.
Rating: 4
Summary: Thoughts
Comment: This is the first Ian Rankin book I have read and I choose it because my English class all had to choose a Scottish text to read and review...so I thought I'd give it ago. I thought the book was extremly well written and described and I could imagine how each of the charcters were acting. I could hardly put the book down because I was wanting to read on and how it all ended...This is a must read book if u like a simple but extremly effective murder mystery.....its easy going and great!
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Title: Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin ISBN: 0312958781 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Strip Jack by Ian Rankin ISBN: 0312965141 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Black Book by Ian Rankin ISBN: 0312976755 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin ISBN: 0312960948 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Let It Bleed by Ian Rankin ISBN: 0312966652 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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