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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Part of the extended Inspector Rebus series, but my first time reading Ian Rankin. This is a good book - detective fiction, but so much more than a whodunnit. Edinburgh is almost a character in the book and the plot uses current issues such as racism and asylum seekers as the backdrop. Inspector Rebus is possibly a little too good to be true, but the reader is happy to make him into a believable character. I will be back for more Rankin and Rebus. Read June 2009. (  ) mbmackay | Jun 21, 2009 |  Another stunning outing for Rebus. Like most crime fiction, this book has its moral to push; and this one, is the ease with which the honest can be corrupted. Rebus gets to work alongside Felix Storey, an Immigration official. Mr Storey is getting a string of accurate tip-offs which lead to the destruction of a people trafficking cartel. Just when Felix is preening himself upon his success, Rebus punctures the bubble by introducing him to his source. This précis misses out the two skeletons buried in a pub cellar, the disappearance of the sister of a previous murder victim, and Rebus' brief affair with a 'right on' lady, Caro Quinn but, hey, if you want the full rounded picture, read the book. (  ) the.ken.petersen | Jun 21, 2009 | I just cannot fault this series of books as crime novels they are engaging and thrilling. But it is the flawed, but very real, Rebus who dominates these stories. This is a particularly good instalment. ( ) riverwillow | Jun 10, 2009 | I liked it a little less than The Falls. But it's still a good read, and a complex story, and not obvious from the beginning- at least not to me. It's not so much the mystery that interests me but the relationships that are pictured. (  ) sarams | Jan 10, 2009 | One of the better Rebus novels. Rankin's writing has matured with his characters; Siobhan Clarke is more fully realised here than in previous outings, and Rebus is both complex and consistent. The crimes are thoroughly contemporary -- racist prejudice against asylum-seekers, fraud, relationships gone bad... There are multiple plots and an entertaining array of Edinburgh locals to deal with. Rebus is taking an interest in music again, and there are laughs to be had here and there. A very satisfying read. (  ) flipsockgrrl | Dec 31, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0316010405, Mass Market Paperback)#1 international bestseller Ian Rankin sends Inspector John Rebus into the dark streets of Edinburgh's flesh trade when a shocking murder exposes an even more sinister underworld.Inspector John Rebus has confronted Edinburgh's most hardened criminals, its bloodiest crime scenes, and its most dangerous backstreets--but nothing could prepare him for what he finds on Fleshmarket Alley. In the city's red-light district, men go to live out their fantasies, and women with no other choice sell their bodies to make a buck. It's a neighborhood of lost inhibitions, scruples, and dreams. In its seediest clubs, refugees seeking asylum in Scotland are subjected to the whims of the most ruthless characters in the crime world--men Rebus knows all too well. With his singular knack for making crime captivating, Ian Rankin delivers his most explosive mystery to date, fulfilling the promise millions of readers in the United Kingdom and America have seen throughout his accomplished career. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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