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“I love Ian Rankin booksw and I wasnt disappointed with this one. The John Rebus stories have me hooked. I love the factthat the places in his stories are real.”
Sheila L wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Cracking tale. Rebus is such a believable character, you really care about him. A real mystery, I can't stop turning the pages! And to think, there are still another 18 after this one! Can't wait.
Glenn Stuart wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Great story, really enjoyable and highly recommended.”“A good read. Rebus is pretty reliable, but the ending and conclusions were a bit far-fetched - or maybe not!”
Jan B wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“omg”
Alexander F wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Julie g said: 3 stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Friday, December 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
An easy read but I did feel I would have liked to have cut it by about 40 pages.I have developed a liking for Rebus.He can overdo some of the plays on words (but maybe that's just me).This case finds a junkie dead in a squat in edinburgh,spread like as on a cross between two burnt down candles,a pentagram on the wall above him.
Rebus rubs shoulders with the towns undesireables to uncover the mystery surrounding this death.I guessed wrong but after a bit more reading I didn't really care who?what? or why? I only finished this because I just have to know the answers.(I wonder if I am getting bored of detectives,I have only recently read these kinds of books)
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“Having seen IR in action at the Edinburgh Book Festival, thought I'd better start reading some of his books !
christine b wrote this review Monday, September 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A good read; a bit gory & certainly far-removed from the Edinburgh we all know and love as immortalised by Alexander Mccall Smith !
I'll definitely read more”
“The second Rebus detective book Hide And Seek. Streets ahead of the first: much more realistic with a homeless addict bumped off with toxic heroin. Mystery elements are there now, though still a little clunky.
TheophileEscargot wrote this review Monday, April 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
According to the author introduction Rebus still isn't really a developed character yet.
Will keep going when I get the chance. Not sure if the later ones will be better.”
“Better than knots and crosses.”
MarkA wrote this review Sunday, October 7 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is the second of the John Rebus series and is just as good as the first.
mazda502001 wrote this review Tuesday, May 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Blurb:
A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat - spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict, until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to the tourists. Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind.”
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