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Detective John Rebus: Book 17

Exit Music (2007) (edit title/settings)

by Ian Rankin (Author) (edit contributors)

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It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk: a dissident Russian poet has been murdered in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. Rebus... read more

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Rebus is being forced to retire at 60. This is his last week on the job. He blocks out his anxiety over the end of his career by throwing himself into his last case; the murder of a Russian poet. Is it his desire to end a personal score with his nemesis, Ger Cafferty or is he really... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Rebus is being forced to retire at 60. This is his last week on the job. He blocks out his anxiety over the end of his career by throwing himself into his last case; the murder of a Russian poet. Is it his desire to end a personal score with his nemesis, Ger Cafferty or is he really involved with the crime? Rebus and Siobhan Clarke his successor in waiting, try to link visiting Russian businessmen and the poet's death. In the process two other people are attacked and Cafferty lies badly beaten in intensive care.

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The girl screamed once, only the once, but it was enough.

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This is book 17 of 23 in Detective John Rebus. (standard series)

Preceded by The Naming of the Dead, and followed by Standing in Another Man's Grave.

This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)

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  1. Ian Rankin (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Orion
Country: England
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0752868608
Page Count: 400

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