Saints of the Shadow Bible (Inspector Rebus Mysteries)

Rankin New York Times Best-Selling Author, Ian

ISBN 10: 1478981733 ISBN 13: 9781478981732

Publisher: Hachette Book Group, 2014

Synopsis

Reinstated on the force, demoted, and with a chip on his shoulder, Rebus reteams with internal affairs officer Malcolm Fox to solve a cold case from thirty years ago.

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About the Author

Ian Rankin is an award-winning crime writer best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. He is a winner of the Edgar Award and the Crime Writers of America's Gold Dagger Award, among others, and was the recipient of a Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellowship. He lives in Edinburgh with his partner and two sons.

Review

''[Rebus] is a superbly drawn character, matched by the edgy authenticity of the Scottish locale and dialogue.'' --Sunday Times (London), praise for the series

''John Rebus comes out of retirement in Edgar-winner Rankin's stellar 20th novel featuring the Edinburgh cop (after 2013's Standing in Another Man's Grave). Rebus, though, must accept a demotion from detective inspector to detective sergeant not that he cares about rank. It's the case that counts, which in this entry involves ''conspiracies, connections and coincidences.'' Malcolm Fox, the officer in charge of the Complaints department (the Scottish version of Internal Affairs), leads an investigation into whether a fast and loose group of cops in the mid-1980s known as the Saints of the Shadow Bible might have tainted a murder trial back when Rebus was a young officer. Rankin deftly ties the old case into a fresh one that begins with a seemingly routine car accident involving the daughter of a powerful businessman that soon expands to involve the suspicious death of the public face of the Scottish nationalist movement. The immense and intricate canvas includes dozens of characters, plots within plots, and multiple themes, from Scottish independence to the insidiousness of corruption, public and private. Too much may be going on at times for some readers, but distinctive characters (including Edinburgh itself) make the book memorable. 'The good guys are never all good and the bad ones never all bad,' says Rebus, and that certainly applies to Rebus himself, willful, determined, and droll.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

''A novel densely packed with incident and intrigue, and Rankin's thriller plotting is sublime as ever.'' --Independent (London)

''Set against the campaigns in the run-up to the referendum on Scottish independence, it is a fascinating exploration of ideas of loyalty and allegiance in a changing world, as well as a welcome return for a battered but tenacious survivor.'' --Guardian (London)

About this edition

• Publisher: Hachette Book Group
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1478981733
• ISBN 13: 9781478981732
• Binding: Audio CD