Rebus indecifrabili

The thing about any Rebus story is that the plot is the least of it. The twists and turns are there alright, and pretty satisfying they are too, but that’s not what keeps bringing me back to visit the world of this Edinburgh detective. The big thing - the constant draw – is the descriptions of the p Leggi tutto

Published in 2014, this book contains all of the short stories featuring Ian Rankin's John Rebus that were written up to that point. There are thirty-one stories in all; they are uniformly good, and are just the right length when you're looking for a good short story to read just before falling to s Leggi tutto

The Beat Goes On is a collection of short stories concerning John Rebus-right from his time as DS to DI, with another story concerning him whilst he was retired but still going at it like a good ole Detective. Ian Rankin is sublime, even in the shorter format of storytelling. Each story is just a sni Leggi tutto

Even though this is a great big fat doorstopper of a book -- in fact, probably exactly because this is a great big fat doorstopper of a book! -- my notes on it are going to be briefer than they might be. For me, one of the great joys of middle-period Rebus (less so early on and in the novels of the r Leggi tutto

Θα γράψω και εγώ σύντομα διηγήματα με τις Άγνωστες Υποθέσεις του Αστυνόμου Ακουαφόρτε. Θα διαδραματίζονται στα νεανικά του χρόνια, τότε που υπηρετούσε στο ΑΤ μιας μικρής επαρχιακής πόλης και σταματούσε κόσμο που παραβίαζε την καραντίνα του κορονοϊού. Leggi tutto

For English version please scroll down ******* Ein wahrer Genuss für Rebus-Fans In dieser Anthologie sind 31 Kurzgeschichten über Rebus versammelt, die zwischen 1990 und 2014 entstanden sind. Wir erleben Rebus also als jungen Polizisten, älter werdend, bis hin zur Pension. Gut es sind Kurzgeschichte Leggi tutto

The first Rebus novel was published in 1987. 20 have been published to date and the best-sellers have been translated into 22 languages. I have read all of them and I think Ian Rankin is one of the best living crime writers. His creation, DI John Rebus, is a classic flawed hero. Driven to solve crime Leggi tutto