Dead Souls: An Inspector Rebus Novel

Rankin, Ian

ISBN 10: 0312202938 / ISBN 13: 9780312202934

Published by St Martin's Press, 1999

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New York. 1999. October 1999. St Martin's Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0312202938. 406 pages. hardcover. Jacket art by Ed Holub. Signed by the Author. keywords: Mystery Scotland. DESCRIPTION - Weary, wary, hard-drinking Detective John Rebus returns in author Ian Rankin's internationally acclaimed, award-winning series. As complex and unpredictable as the brooding mists that envelop his Edinburgh beat, Rebus is ever resourceful and determined-but this time, vulnerable and challenged as never before, with complications in his personal life, and events that shake him to the depths of his being. A colleague's suicide. Pedophiles. A missing child. A serial killer. You never know your luck, muses Rebus. Driven by instinct and experience, he searches for connections, against official skepticism. But at night, unsoothed by whiskey, Rebus faces his ghosts-and the prospect of his daughter's possibly permanent paralysis. Soldiering through dank, desperate slums and the tony flats of the Scottish chic, Rebus uncovers a chain of crime, deceit, and hidden sins-knowing it's himself he's really trying to save. inventory #27269. Seller Inventory # z27269

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dead Souls: An Inspector Rebus Novel

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by the Author

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

John Rebus has trouble in the form of a paroled murderer, a pedophile, and the missing son of a former sweetheart, all coming together in a mystery that could cost him everything. 25,000 first printing.

Review:

When an author is as successful as Rankin has been with his tough and idiomatic Scottish thrillers, a problem sets in after several books: how to keep the formula fresh?

Rankin has delivered a powerful series of books featuring his beleaguered DI John Rebus, and while never less than gripping, a certain tiredness seemed to be setting in. Thankfully, this new novel is a resounding return to form, with a plot as enjoyably labyrinthine as any Rankin enthusiast could wish and pithy dialogue that fairly leaps off the page. Stalking the streets of Edinburgh on the trail of a poisoner, Rebus hits upon a freed paedophile and his subsequent outing of the man leaves him with very mixed feelings. But another problem develops for Rebus: a convicted murderer has him in his sights for some lethal games. And the tabloid press lionising of Rebus won't help him in this situation. As always, Rankin is perfectly ready to tackle contentious issues--precisely the thing that gives his books their powerful sense of veracity. And Rebus, no longer in danger of having a soap opera-like accumulation of personal problems, seems as fresh and well-observed character as in those first exhilarating books. Rankin has caught his form again, with even more assurance. -- Barry Forshaw