The Black Book
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00H6T4RFC
Publish date: December 19th 2008
Publisher: Orion
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Murder Mystery,
Scotland
Series: Inspector Rebus (#5)
As interesting and well-written as the mystery in this novel was, as I think about the book, I have a hard time thinking about it -- the non-case material dominates the book, and seems more important for the series as a whole. Which is kind of a shame -- there's a lot to be mined in this case, and w...
bookshelves: britain-scotland, published-1993, mystery-thriller, winter-20102011, re-read, winter-20112012 Read from February 05, 2011 to February 08, 2012 5th book in the series; mp3 workaday When the body of a missing prostitute is found, Rebus is haunted by a case from twenty years before. Th...
5th book in the series; mp3 workadayre-read - IMDB BLURB: A past case returns to haunt Rebus when he is called to a local landmark where a prostitute has been buried alive. The inspector is convinced a member of the Scottish Parliament is responsible - but his efforts to secure a conviction are hamp...
I liked the book with many loose ends to start with and everything coming together at the end.
I've finally started to get into this series. Nice mix of characters, setting, and criminal activity.