- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312965141
- ISBN-13: 978-0312965143
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #810,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What begins as a case of typical British indiscretion, when a prominent member of Parliament is caught in a police raid on an Edinburgh brothel, turns into a nasty murder investigation when his party-happy wife is soon found beaten to death. It's up to Inspector Rebus to learn whether the MP is self-destructing, or the victim of a cruel set-up at the hands of a bitter rival. An intricately plotted mystery set in the high-stakes world of British society and politics. Martin's Press.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good!,
By Lily Winter "nickyspice" (Beautiful Northwoods) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strip Jack Tape (Audio Cassette)
This is my first Ian Rankin novel. Although I find the TV version of Rebus (BBC) interesting and stylish, the episodes are very moody, dark and gristly. I was a little worried that the book would be the same way, however, it was excellent, witty and complicated! The reader took a little getting used to, but I got into it and enjoyed it.I am giving it 4 stars instead of five because I thought the ending was good, but not great. Another reviewer refers to the "new, mellower" Rebus, so maybe the earlier works are violent. I can only say that I will keep on reading Rankin!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better and Better,
By Untouchable (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strip Jack (Mass Market Paperback)
As Ian Rankin's series progresses, Detective Inspector John Rebus is becoming more and more likable. This time he's trying to solve the murder of a local MP's wife. He comes up against the usual brick walls put up by superior officers on the way to solving the case, but in this book for the first time, he seems to have made a friend in the force in young DS Brian Holmes.I'm finding the Insector John Rebus books even more enjoyable since the newer, mellow John Rebus has been developed. A wonderful British police procedural full of wit and glint-in-the-eye humour.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rankin is the Best,
This review is from: Strip Jack (Mass Market Paperback)
Ian Rankin once again proves that he is amongst the best, if not the best writer of Crime Fiction in the world. Strip Jack has all the twists and turns that make Ian Rankin's books unputdownable. The plot, MP wife's suspicious disappearance and subsequent murder, moves along really well. The numerous sub-plots, unlike in some stories, actually help the book to move along rather than detract from the main story. As usual all the plot lines are integral to the story. All in all an excellent addition to the Rebus series, if you like good British Detective fiction (and who doesn't, it is the best after all) this is a must for your library.
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