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"As always, his dialogue is superb and Edinburgh is as much a presence in the story as any of the characters. The plotting and pacing are excellent and the poignant ending will raise a wry smile." (The Edmonton Journal 2011)
"The Impossible Dead is very literate and entertaining..." (The Montreal Gazette 2011)
"Rankin, probably one of two of Scotland's most internationally popular writers...is a whiz at all the essentials: complex and intriguing characters, complex and intriguing plots, and the kind of crisp, tense, smart writing that makes dialogue sing and pages keep turning." (The London Free Press 2011)
"The Impossible Dead's strength lies in its plot - a dense, complex maze of wrongdoing that interweaves history with contemporary Edinburgh and Scottish politics" (NOW Magazine )
"Ian Rankin doesn't disappoint with his second novel...which is based on a real-life case" (Zoomer Magazine )
"The Impossible Dead is very literate and entertaining..." (The Montreal Gazette 2011)
"Rankin, probably one of two of Scotland's most internationally popular writers...is a whiz at all the essentials: complex and intriguing characters, complex and intriguing plots, and the kind of crisp, tense, smart writing that makes dialogue sing and pages keep turning." (The London Free Press 2011)
"The Impossible Dead's strength lies in its plot - a dense, complex maze of wrongdoing that interweaves history with contemporary Edinburgh and Scottish politics" (NOW Magazine )
"Ian Rankin doesn't disappoint with his second novel...which is based on a real-life case" (Zoomer Magazine )
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Malcolm Fox and his team from Internal Affairs are back. They've been sent to Fife to investigate whether fellow cops covered up for a corrupt colleague, Detective Paul Carter. Carter has been found guilty of misconduct with his own uncle, also in the force, having proved to be his nephew's nemesis. But what should be a simple job is soon complicated by intimations of conspiracy and cover-up - and a brutal murder, a murder committed with a weapon that should not even exist. The spiralling investigation takes Fox back in time to 1985, a year of turmoil in British political life. Terrorists intent on a split between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom were becoming more brazen and ruthless, sending letter-bombs and poisonous spores to government offices, plotting kidnaps and murder, and trying to stay one step ahead of the spies sent to flush them out.
Fox has a duty to get at the truth, while the body count rises, the clock starts ticking, and he fights for his professional and personal life. (2011)
Fox has a duty to get at the truth, while the body count rises, the clock starts ticking, and he fights for his professional and personal life. (2011)
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Just a Truth Seeker,
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This review is from: The Impossible Dead (Paperback)
Ian Rankin usually lays a foundation of current and past events in his novels. And, in this second Malcolm Fox mystery, he creates a tale reaching back a quarter of a century, when agitation and violence marked efforts for a separate Scotland. Fox, who made his debut in 'The Complaints,' grows exponentially as a protagonist, along with his sidekicks on his Internal Affairs team, Tony Kaye and Joe Naysmith. They are worthy successors to the now retired Rebus, although more subtle in the presentation.This murder-mystery has its beginnings in an investigation of fellow cops who may have covered up for a corrupt co-worker, Detective Paul Carter, who had been found guilty of misconduct. The original accuser was Carter's uncle, an ex-op himself. When the uncle is found dead, perhaps murdered with a pistol that theoretically did not exist for it should have been destroyed by the police in 1985, and Carter himself dead by drowning shortly afterward, Fox is drawn into his own inquiry outside the aegis of a Complaints review, resurrecting the turmoil of the past and terrorist threats of the present. Rankin also demonstrates his trademark attention to character development, concentrating much of the story on the deterioration of Fox' father's physical well-being and his relationship with his sister, each with sensitivity and care. At the same time, the author shows his talent for integrating the setting, plot and theme, tightly intertwining the various elements. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Rankins' new series,
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Fox is the new character after the Rebus series. This is the 2nd book. While Fox doesn't draw you in like Rebus did (he needs an empathetic moment), this book is interesting as it's a case within a case. Keeps you on your toes the whole time, what you thought the 'case' was about slowly starts to turn into something else. A very good mystery.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Well written,
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Ian Rankin does it again. He kept me reading for 16 straight hours until I finished his new book. I don't know how he does it; he doesn't have serial killers, gruesome scenes, etc. Just great writing, that kept me turning the pages. If you like Rankin's Rebus series, you'll like this book. If you haven't read the Rebus series, then start with this book.
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