The Black Book, Ian Rankin
The Black Book, Ian Rankin
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The Black Book

Author: Ian Rankin

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2013

Synopsis

“In Rankin, you cannot go wrong.” —The Boston Globe“A superior series.” —The New York Times Book Review“Reading [Ian Rankin] is like watching somebody juggle a dozen bottles of single malt without spilling a drop.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Five years ago, a mysterious fire burned Edinburgh’s seedy Central Hotel to ashes. Long-forgotten and unsolved, the case reappears when a charred body—with a bullet in its head—is found among the ruins. Inspector John Rebus knows that his superiors would prefer he leave things alone. He knows that part of the answer lies somewhere in a cryptic black notebook. And he knows that to solve the case, he’ll have to peel back layer after layer of unspeakable secrets to arrive at the truth.

About Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin is the worldwide #1 bestselling writer of the Inspector Rebus books, including Knots and Crosses, Let It Bleed, Black and Blue, Set in Darkness, Resurrection Men, A Question of Blood, The Falls and Exit Music. He is also the author of The Complaints and Doors Open. He has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to literature. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba

Inspector Rebus mystery No. 5: When one of Rebus' colleagues is savagely assaulted, he finds himself drawn into this case of an unidentified corpse, a hotel fire and secrets. A puzzle centred around 2 black books could be the key to the case, but does Rebus really want to know? 5 out of 12, as there......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

Inspector John Rebus is distracted. His brother, Michael, has turned up, fresh from a spell ‘at Her Majesty’s pleasure’, courtesy of a drug dealing charge Rebus himself helped to nail down. Michael’s looking for a place to kip down for a spell and he’s hoping his brother can help him out. But there’......more

Goodreads review by Heidi

Solid mystery as Rankin’s favorite detective, John Rebus, finds himself in hot water every which way he turns. New station location brings tension with new colleagues, brother and ex-con Michael shows up needing a place to stay while John finds himself on the residential skids amidst relationship wo......more

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