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This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Read by james macpherson rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer who might just lead back to the infamous bible john. Unlike the earlier rebus novels, black and blue mixes fact and fiction much more closely. Black and blue is the eighth of the inspector rebus mysterysuspense series by ian rankin, and is considered to be a quintessential example of the tartan noir genre. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this novel detective inspector john rebus is working on four cases at once trying to catch a killer he suspects of being the infamous bible john. An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 8. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains. Black and blue by ian rankin and michael page audiobook. And hes doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from glasgows mr big. Buy black and blue by ian rankin online at alibris. Special edition of the awardwinning rebus novel includes exclusive extra material. From his beginnings as a young detective constable in dead and buried, right up to his dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in the.

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His next novel, knots and crosses was the beginning of the inspector rebus character. Ian rankin best know for his rebus series, they deliver hardboiled crime with a distinct scottish flavour sometimes cheesily referred to as tartan noir. Ian rankin inspector rebus series inspector rebus 1. Ian rankins john rebus, arguably the most realistic detective in crime fiction, is a. Ian rankin became a published author in 1986 when the flood was released. Publication date 20121111 topics bbc radio drama, crime drama, rebus. Unabridged edition featuring a bonus interview with ian rankin and james macpherson. The complete rebus stories collects all of ian rankins rebus short stories for the first time, including two neverbefore published tales written specifically for this collection. The black book by ian rankin, 9781480524033, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. One year later, in 1987, the first book in ian rankins inspector rebus series of books was published, knots and crosses. The eighth of the inspector rebus novels, it was the first to be adapted in the rebus television series starring john hannah, airing in 2000 it is considered a landmark entry in the tartan noir genre. Ian rankins scottish police procedurals are so gritty you have to pick the shards out of your teeth when you finish one, and black and blue is as flinty as they come.

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