Tooth and Nail

So, my favourite Scottish sleuth has been called down to London to help track down a serial killer. There’s a couple of mysteries here: 1. Who is killing women in the capital – stabbing them and leaving bite marks on the body? 2. Why has Rebus been asked to go down south and help? Ok, he’d played a p......more

Only my second Rebus book but the more Ian Rankin books I read, the better I like him. This one was a bit of brain tease— and in the best of ways. I had convinced myself I knew the identity of the current murderer on the loose in London (where Rebus has landed, slightly unceremoniously due to being......more

On balance, I find more to nitpick at with the Rebus books than I do to praise. I don't actually mind that the main character is hard to like. His flaws make him more realistic, and I do get so tired of those leads whose weaknesses ultimately are either insignificant or so obviously tailored specific......more