false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg 68768 22 Bible John killed three women, and took three souvenirs. Johnny Bible killed to steal his namesake's glory. Oilman Allan Mitchelson died for his principles. And convict Lenny Spaven died just to prove a point. "Bible John" terrorized Glasgow in the sixties and seventies, murdering three women he met in a local ballroom--and he was never caught. Now a copycat is at work. Nicknamed "Bible Johnny" by the media, he is a new menace with violent ambitions. <br><br>The Bible Johnny case would be perfect for Inspector John Rebus, but after a run-in with a crooked senior officer, he's been shunted aside to one of Edinburgh's toughest suburbs, where he investigates the murder of an off-duty oilman. His investigation takes him north to the oil rigs of Aberdeen, where he meets the Bible Johnny media circus head-on. Suddenly caught in the glare of the television cameras and in the middle of more than one investigation, Rebus must proceed wiht caution: One mistake could mean an unpleasant and not particularly speedy death, or, worse still, losing his job. <br><br>Written with Ian Rankin's signature wit, style and intricacy, Black and Blue is a novel of uncommon and unforgettable intrigue. 3183339 book 1997 Black and Blue (An Inspector Rebus Novel) total:671|5:15|4:21|3:13|2:3|1:1| 671 2614 882 45 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 3 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 23:50:05 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 23:57:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 2 0 false Sun Jan 04 07:04:15 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 22 08:10:19 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 07:04:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 3 0 false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 11:09:45 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 09:07:33 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 4 0 false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 17:05:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 04:21:03 -0700 2009
It wasn't until I read the Afterword that I knew that this had been based on a real case in Scotland.
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...more...]]> 1200263 0752877151 9780752877150 30 2 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181830019m/1200263.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1200263.Black_And_Blue 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Mar 26 14:46:37 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 14:48:38 -0700 2008 It was not so hard to keep the several cases apart, but with all the traveling Rebus does it was difficult for me to keep track of which policemen comes from which city and what is ...more...]]> 1200263 0752877151 9780752877150 30 2 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181830019m/1200263.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1200263.Black_And_Blue 4 0 false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 00:43:07 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 00:49:13 -0800 2009 1 Ian Rankin's series of crime fiction featuring the Rebus character.

It is a quite interesting departure from the previous books as it is both more complex in storyline and much more personal with Rebus going through both crises of conscience for his past investi...more...]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 0 0 false Thu Nov 12 09:10:50 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 23:32:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 17:20:59 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 17:27:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 4 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 00:08:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 00:27:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 4 0 false Mon Jan 26 15:34:43 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 15:36:10 -0800 2009 A really good airplane/vacation read. I quite enjoyed it. Not high-brow literature but certainly entertaining, with intriguing characters and in a country I love. Better than your average pulp/mass market fiction.]]> 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 4 0 false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:58:37 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:59:44 -0700 2009 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 20:34:45 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 20:36:27 -0700 2009 68768 0312966776 9780312966775 630 43 3.90 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170698624m/68768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68768.Black_and_Blue 4 0 false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:35:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 09:44:21 -0700 2009
Rankin never disappoints
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