Hide and Seek

I’ve a habit of stumbling into a series and reading subsequent books - those that preceded it and those that followed - in random order. And that’s what I’ve done here. My only outstanding books are a handful (I’m not quite sure how many as I’m not absolutely certain which ones I’ve read and which I......more

Inspector Rebus, mystery No. 2: All about the mysterious Mr 'Hyde'. There's lots about Holmes too, who is Rebus' gofer... and yes the detective's gopher's surname is Holmes! An average story for mystery, suspense and thrills - nowhere near as much a page turner as the first book in the series was, s......more

This is my first book by author and as I was reading other reviews people mentioned that how this is better than the first and how much the main character changes through the course of 22 books, I wish it is so because I guessed for a character driven person like me I need a character to like in ord......more

I am currently comfort reading and Ian Rankin is accomplished in fulfilling that objective. This is the second Rebus novel. It follows the apparent accidental overdose of Ronnie an addict in a squat with possible Satanic links. The play on word hide or is it Hyde was a nice touch. Set in the 1990s i......more

A peek under the kilt of a nasty side of Edinburgh! The plot is certainly simple enough on the face of it. Inspector Rebus is assigned to investigate the death of a junkie in his run down tenement squat. The victim's body has been obviously arranged after death in the shape of a crucifix. Candles sur......more