This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Ian rankins scottish police procedurals are so gritty you have to pick the shards out of your teeth when you finish one, and black and blue is as flinty as they come. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black and. Saga of the swamp thing as an almost bluecollar warlock whose. From his beginnings as a young detective constable in dead and buried, right up to his dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in the. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. Black and blue inspector rebus book 8 kindle edition by ian rankin.
In the 1960s, the infamous bible john terrorised scotland when he murdered three women, taking three souvenirs. Longforgotten and unsolved, the case reappears when a charred bodywith a bullet. While the many plot lines pull the narrative in disparate directions, the whole is held together by rankins drumtight characterization of rebus as a man deeply. Read by james macpherson rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer who might just lead back to the infamous bible john. It is also the first book where rebus is based at st leonards police station. In this novel detective inspector john rebus is working on four cases at once trying to catch a killer he suspects of being the infamous bible john. Detective inspector john rebus and frank lauderdale start the book with a car chase across edinburgh to apprehend kidnappers, culminating with the two youths they are chasing throwing themselves off the forth road bridge and in rebus. In the 1960s, there was a serial killer in scotland known as bible john. Black and blue by ian rankin, 9780752883601, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Rebus is dragged back into his past via both the potential reemergence of bible john who after years dormant appears to be back killing woman in. However, it took rankin some time to follow up with the next book in the inspector rebus series, as he instead went back to writing standalone novels watchman, which was published in 1988, and westwind, which was.
When the central hotel, a place of decidedly unsavory reputation, burned to the ground in a mysterious fire, the edinburgh police. Special edition of the awardwinning rebus novel includes exclusive extra material. Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Written with ian rankins signature wit, style and intricacy, black and blue is a novel epub of uncommon and unforgettable intrigue. But i guess the 4 stars is for the evocation of edinburgh and the fact that rankin is generally a dependable read, so well keep going with that. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in. Buy a cheap copy of black and blue book by ian rankin. Rebus is dragged back into his past via both the potential reemergence of bible john who after years dormant appears to be back killing woman in scotland and seemingly leaving no clues. Black and blue the eighth ian rankin book to feature his legendary detective john rebus is in my opinion the best of the series so far. An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 8. One year later, in 1987, the first book in ian rankins inspector rebus series of books was published, knots and crosses. Pdf ian rankin and inspector rebus download full pdf. We see rebus involved in several cases simultaneously in black and blue, and you never know just how each will tie in to the other until quite far into it.
Publication date 19990531 topics bbc radio drama, crime drama language english. Special edition of the award winning rebus novel includes exclusive extra material. Black and blue is a 1997 crime novel by ian rankin. Black and blue audiobook by ian rankin, read by michael page.
Pdf ian rankin three great novels download full pdf. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains. The black book is a 1993 crime novel by ian rankin, the fifth of the inspector rebus novels. The fifth novel featuring inspector john rebus, available for the first time as an ebook and with an exclusive introduction by author ian rankin. Black and blue inspector rebus book 8 kindle edition by ian. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black and blue. Di john rebuss unconventional methods have got him in trouble before now hes taken away from the inquiry and sent to investigate the killing of an offduty oilman. Unabridged edition featuring a bonus interview with ian rankin and james macpherson. Hands in his pockets, rebus turned to face cafferty. Five years ago, a mysterious fire burned edinburghs seed central hotel to ashes. In ian rankin eighth novel in the series, black and blue, became rankins first international best seller.
If you own the to this book and it is wrongfully on our website, we offer. Ian rankin became a published author in 1986 when the flood was released. With black and blue ian rankin joins the elite of british crime writing. Di john rebus is an oldfashioned copper with a love of offkilter music, and the odd refreshment. This is my first time reading a book by ian rankin. His next novel, knots and crosses was the beginning of the inspector rebus character. This is an excellent guide to ian rankins breakthrough novel.
The black echo by michael connelly the concrete blonde by michael connelly. They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. The complete rebus stories collects all of ian rankins rebus short stories for the first time, including two neverbefore published tales written specifically for this collection. Ian rankins john rebus, arguably the most realistic detective in crime fiction, is a. Apparently ive rated all of my ian rankin reads as 4 stars, when there are probably some that are closer to 3. Ian rankin s black and blue download ebook pdf, epub. Black and blue special edition special edition of the awardwinning rebus novel includes exclusive extra material. Pdf free download knots and crosses by ian rankin, knots and. Black and blue by ian rankin and michael page audiobook.
An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 8 kindle edition by ian rankin. From his beginnings as a young detective constable in dead and buried, right up to his dramatic, but not quite. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the chandlerfulbright award. It features a biography of the author and interview with him, a full length analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. Buy black and blue by ian rankin online at alibris.
The black book by ian rankin, 9781480524033, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In partick with ci ancram and an old friend, di jack morton, rebus continues investigating johnny bible. Ian rankin best know for his rebus series, they deliver hardboiled crime with a distinct scottish flavour sometimes cheesily referred to as tartan noir. To solve brutal murders, he enters the grittiest sides of edinburgh, the dark heart. Black and blue ian rankin o would, ere i had seen the day that treason thus. Since then, most of his work has been in the rebus series, although he has also written some standalone books and a new series featuring malcolm fox. Knots and crosses by ian rankin cold granite by stuart macbride black and blue by ian.
There is the old case of bible john the real killings that rebus just happened to be a sergeant on and has a dark secret about the case by ian rankin, published in 1997. Black and blue by rankin, ian and a great selection of related books. And hes doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from glasgows mr big. Black and blue is the eighth of the inspector rebus mysterysuspense series by ian rankin, and is considered to be a quintessential example of the tartan noir genre. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering.
An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 8 kindle edition by rankin, ian. He is a winner of the edgar award and the crime writers of americas gold dagger award, among others, and was the recipient of a raymond chandler fulbright fellowship. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click download or read online button to get ian rankin s black and blue book now. The eighth of the inspector rebus novels, it was the first to be adapted in the rebus television series starring john hannah, airing in 2000 it is considered a landmark entry in the tartan noir genre. Publication date 20121111 topics bbc radio drama, crime drama, rebus. Unlike the earlier rebus novels, black and blue mixes fact and fiction much more closely. Ian rankin is an awardwinning and crime writer best known for his inspector rebus novels, including the new york times bestsellers rather be the devil and even dogs in the wild. Black and blue is one of the first more expansive inspector rebus novels, at some 400 pages. Thirty years later, a copycat is at work, dubbed johnny bible. Buy the black book by ian rankin online at alibris. Inspired by the case of an unidentified serial killer thought to have operated in glasgow in the 1960s, the work was the basis of the first episode of the rankinpenned rebus, a 14part television program based. Buy black and blue a rebus novel by rankin, ian isbn.
96 1370 381 496 1462 89 380 487 966 1157 1301 256 257 697 429 482 805 562 968 1179 1295 676 1285 1226 721 573 558 358 215 1083 946 859 1038 961 1216 867 892 896 1068 980 289 528 720 1273 358 953 1394