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Set in Darkness (Inspector Rebus, #11)
by Ian Rankin
by Ian Rankin
Ken Montville's review
Mar 25, 12
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Inspector Rebus fans, mystery, police procedurals
Read from March 19 to 25, 2012 — I own a copy, read count: Once
This was my first Ian Rankin book.
In many ways, it is a well written book with a tight plot and lots of atmosphere. For me, though, it was a little too dark. The atmospherics were dark - lots of night, seedy pubs, unsavory characters - and the plot itself really didn't have a satisfactory ending...much like real life.
It's was interesting in that it didn't depend on a lot of gratuitous sex to capture the reader's attention. Plenty of violence but none that you wouldn't expect from dealing with the underbelly of Edinburgh.
All in all, a good book and an engrossing read.
In many ways, it is a well written book with a tight plot and lots of atmosphere. For me, though, it was a little too dark. The atmospherics were dark - lots of night, seedy pubs, unsavory characters - and the plot itself really didn't have a satisfactory ending...much like real life.
It's was interesting in that it didn't depend on a lot of gratuitous sex to capture the reader's attention. Plenty of violence but none that you wouldn't expect from dealing with the underbelly of Edinburgh.
All in all, a good book and an engrossing read.
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