La morte non è la fine

Having enjoyed several Ian Rankin books and Inspector Rebus in particular in the past, I decided to read a few more starting with this novella. I thought it would be a good choice in order to refresh my memory of Rebus and to get me back into the series. Unfortunately it never really worked out that Leggi tutto

I remember being dissatisfied with the Damon Mee ending in Dead Souls. In the novel he legitimately gets whacked over the head with a bottle of wine and falls into the river and is never seen again. At least this is a bit better, we know he's ok, we don't find out how he did his Houdini act on the s Leggi tutto

This little novella would be a good introduction for people to Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series. The novella is a direct link to a full-length book in the series (Dead Souls). I had already read Dead Souls, so no surprises here for me, but what a great idea-write a small little book that can be r Leggi tutto

A novella in which Rebus is drawn back to Fife to help friends from his teenage years and observes a contact which helps back in Edinburgh

I don't think I've ever read a novella before. As a pretty slow reader I enjoy the novelty of knocking out a book in a single sitting. I'm sure that the format of a novella; its brevity and concision, lends itself perfectly to some stories. Hey, it might even do so for the tale of a Scottish detective Leggi tutto

I had missed this in reading the series. It was fun to go back and visit John and Siobhan again. It was a good, quick read. I hope Rankin can keep the team going. One of my favorite series.