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It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk: a dissident Russian poet has been murdered in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. Rebus discovers that an elite delegation of Russian businessmen is in town, looking to expand its interests. And as Rebus's investigation gains ground, someone brutally assaults a local gangster with whom he has a long history.Has Rebus overstepped his bounds for the last time? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, controversial career, will Rebus even make it that far?
Series
23 primary books28 released booksInspector Rebus is a 28-book series with 22 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Ian Rankin and Peter James.
Series
4 primary books5 released booksRebus Universe is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Ian Rankin.
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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Before I get into this, last week my son was playing some EASports game – FIFA something, I think. Anyway, I notice that he's playing Hiberian, and my first thought is, “Hey, that's Siobhan's team.” That's a sign that I'm probably reading too many Rebus novels, right? Anyway, on with this post...
“No sign of any abandoned cars in the multistory?”
“Good point, Shiv, I'll have someone check. Talk to you later.” The phone went dead, and she managed a little smile, hadn't heard Rebus so fired up in several months. Not for the first time, she wondered what the hell he would do with himself when the work was done.
Answer: bug her, most likely–phone calls daily, wanting to know everything about her caseload.
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Outside in the car park he unlocked his Saab, but then stood there, hand on the door handle, staring into space. For a while now, he'd known the truth–that it wasn't so much the underworld you had to fear as the overworld. Maybe that explained why Cafferty had, to all purposes and appearances, gone legit. A few friends in the right places and deals got done, fates decided. Never in his life had Rebus felt like an insider. From time to time he'd tried–during his years in the army and his first few months as a cop. But the less he felt he belonged, the more he came to mistrust the others around him with their games of golf and their “quiet words,” their stitch-ups and handshakes, palm greasing and scratching of backs.
