Saints of the Shadow Bible, Ian Rankin
Saints of the Shadow Bible, Ian Rankin
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Saints of the Shadow Bible

Author: Ian Rankin

Narrator: James Macpherson

Unabridged: 10 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2014

Synopsis

Detective John Rebus and Malcolm Fox go head-to-head when a 30-year-old murder investigation resurfaces, forcing Rebus to confront crimes of the past. Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. He is investigating a car accident when news arrives that a case from 30 years ago is being reopened. Rebus's team from those days is suspected of helping a murderer escape justice to further their own ends. Malcolm Fox, in what will be his last case as an internal affairs cop, is tasked with finding out the truth. Past and present are about to collide in shocking and murderous fashion. What does Rebus have to hide? And whose side is he really on? His colleagues back then called themselves "The Saints," and swore a bond on something called the Shadow Bible. But times have changed and the crimes of the past may not stay hidden much longer—and may also play a role in the present, as Scotland gears up for a referendum on independence. Allegiances are being formed, enemies made, and huge questions asked. Who are the saints and who the sinners? And can the one ever become the other

About Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on June 14, 2024

When Rebus returned following retirement, in Standing in Another Man’s Grave, I was pleased to see him back but a little disappointed with the result. This time around, now demoted to sergeant but no longer working cold cases, it’s much more like the rough-hewn Rebus of old. I loved it! It’s complex......more

Goodreads review by James on April 01, 2015

Scottish detective John Rebus returns for the nineteenth time in this gripping tale in which both the character and the story are as fresh and entertaining as they were in the first Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses, which was published in 1987. Rebus is considerably older by now, but just as cantankero......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on July 16, 2021

In this 19th book in the 'Inspector Rebus' series, Rebus investigates a suspicious car accident and comes under investigation for 'police misconduct' that occurred three decades ago. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the characters is a bonus. ***** John Rebus, previously reti......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on November 24, 2014

Rebus is back, as flawed and wonderful as ever. Multiple plots emerge, multiple officers seek solutions, and Rebus belligerently disobeys orders and winds his way through the morass to develop new leads and confront suspects, including police with whom he worked three decades before. Serious questio......more

Goodreads review by Mal on April 06, 2017

Let us count the ways that Ian Rankin’s antisocial Scottish police detective, John Rebus, is worth following, book after book (Saints of the Shadow Bible is the 19th in the Rebus series): He is delightfully contrarian, always finding openings to new perspectives in the cracks between revealed facts,......more

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