Hide and Seek (An Inspector Rebus Novel)
by Ian Rankinpublished
December 15th 1997
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Mass Market Paperback, 224 pages
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0312963971
(isbn13: 9780312963972)
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At night the summer sky stays light over Edinburgh. But in a shadowy, crumbling housing development, a junkie lies dead of an overdose, his bruised bo...more
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Read in August, 2008
This series is dark and edgy- one of the few mystery series set in contemporary times (besides P.D. James' works which I absolutely love) that I enjoy. Inspector Rebus is your typical semi-alcoholic, "doesn't-play-by the rules" type of detective, but does not come across as a cliche. The mysteries are interesting, if dark, and not terribly predictable. Hide and Seek is one of the earliest in the series and although short, is a good intro to the series and the characters.
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Read in September, 2007
Read a good review of Ian Rankin's newest Inspector John Rebus mystery. Thought I'd try one, so started with the first one,"Knots and Crosses", which I liked enough to read the second one, "Hide and Seek", which I really enjoyed. They are set in Edinburgh, Scotland. Have ordered the third one,"Tooth and Nail", but haven't received it yet.
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Read in June, 2008
Since I don't like to write anything that might spoil the book for someone else I'll try to keep it general: like Rebus character, didn't figure out the ending (always a plus for a mystery), and liked the different facets of the story.
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
Noir/ Crime Fiction
The second book in the Rebus series, with a little bit of the Occult. It's a little faded in my memory not of one of the best. Interesting twists, big city men. Junkies. Interesting read for the day.
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Read in April, 2007
recommended to Rochelle by:
Michael Alderete
Inspector Rebus #2 - I love me some Inspector Rebus. I want a chair facing a window overlooking a park, wall of albums, a headset & some scotch. I wish ALL of them were available in audiobook format.
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Rankin has said that he wanted to modernize Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. He does so here in modern Edinburgh with a mystery about heroin users and an underground boxing ring.
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Read in October, 2007
This was okay, but not one of the most inspired Rebus stories. All a bit too complicated for not a whole lot, and characters e.g. Tracey not always very credible.
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Knots and Crosses was better. That tends to happen with series. The first one is usually the best. It was enjoyable, but nothing to write home about.
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Read in January, 1999
Excellent, perhaps the best Rebus novel. Edinburgh is still the land of Jeckyll and Hyde, Burke and Hare.
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Read in October, 2007
Not my cup of tea, sometimes wondered what was going on, could see it been on tv though.
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Read in December, 2007
Strarts out scary but a fun police detective novel...I liked Rebus a lot.
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I normally prefer my crime stories set in US but I do like these books
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
mystery buffs
Second Inspector Rebus book.
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Read in January, 2002
recommended to Kate by:
John Simpson
