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Rebus Begins
A review of the Orion Books Kindle eBook (September 18, 2011) of the Bodley Head / Doubleday hardcover original (1987).
Ok, confession time. I actually read this from the omnibus edition Rebus: The Early Years: The #1 bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS but didn't want to claim the credit for the extra 600+ pages unt ...more
A review of the Orion Books Kindle eBook (September 18, 2011) of the Bodley Head / Doubleday hardcover original (1987).
Ah, but it was not a nice world this, not a nice world at all. It was an Old Testament land that he found himself in, a land of barbarity and retribution.
Ok, confession time. I actually read this from the omnibus edition Rebus: The Early Years: The #1 bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS but didn't want to claim the credit for the extra 600+ pages unt ...more
My first Ian Rankin is not going to be my last, because, John and I have a similar favorite book, Crime and Punishment.:)
This wasn't exactly only a mystery book that should be solved. It was easy to read and enjoyed it. I prefer the stories without the internet and all that and being set in Edinburgh was so interesting to me.
John Rebus joined the Edinburgh police force after leaving the Special Forces unit of the British Army (SAS).
A serial killer starts murdering young girls in Edinburgh, Re ...more
This wasn't exactly only a mystery book that should be solved. It was easy to read and enjoyed it. I prefer the stories without the internet and all that and being set in Edinburgh was so interesting to me.
John Rebus joined the Edinburgh police force after leaving the Special Forces unit of the British Army (SAS).
A serial killer starts murdering young girls in Edinburgh, Re ...more
A book collector passionate about Scotland and mysteries set anywhere but England and the USA; I gathered nearly everything Ian Rankin wrote. I have to be careful they don’t teeter off the top of the shelf they occupy. Well, it is one less now! I finally opened his début novel in March with my Iranian friend, Shirin and we both loved it: 5 stars. Ian’s friendly introduction in my “Rebus: The Early Years” omnibus, revealed that he had conjured modern “Jekyll & Hyde” stories. He learned in a revie
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