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Tag: John Rebus

A Good Hanging

On August 10, 2020 By Andrew G LockhartIn Books, detective stories, Scotland, short stories1 Comment

A Short Story Collection by Ian Rankin 'To be honest, if you were going to see Christ anywhere in Edinburgh, the Hermitage was perfect.' [from 'Seeing Things'] It's been a while since I read one of Ian Rankin's detective stories - Westwind isn't a detective story!  - so I enjoyed dipping into these tales from …

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In a House of Lies

On November 19, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, detective stories, ScotlandLeave a comment

by Ian Rankin A Review ' "Information is power, Siobhan. Cafferty didn't just bludgeon his way to the top." ' A bunch of kids find an abandoned car at the bottom of a gully in the woods. Inside is the body of former private detective Stewart Bloom. He has been handcuffed round the ankles by …

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Tooth and Nail

On September 15, 2018September 15, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, detective stories, TravelLeave a comment

by Ian Rankin A Review Like Witch Hunt, which I reviewed two days ago, Tooth and Nail is a Rankin novel from the early 1990s. This one features Inspector John Rebus, but in an unusual setting. Rebus is called to London by the Met to assist in catching the Wolfman, a serial killer responsible for …

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