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I did finish this and it passed quickly--but then I do enjoy stories set in Britain by British authors, so this does bias me towards this serial killer police procedural set in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the setting was evocatively rendered. The style wasn't strong however--the author can't hold a point of view to save his life, and I even picked up slips in tense.
I didn't care for the detective protagonist, John Rebus at all and given the story is more a character study of him than a mystery, th ...more
I didn't care for the detective protagonist, John Rebus at all and given the story is more a character study of him than a mystery, th ...more
Suspenseful and twisty, and also very clearly written in the 80s! It seemed like there were some big gaps and some oversimplifications in the mystery, but I think it fits with a lots of the inspector/police novels of the era. I won’t be rushing to the rest of this series, but may pick them up as a fast-paced book to get me out of a rut or between heavier books.
John Rebus is a flawed, troubled and haunted cop in Edinburgh (who might also have a drinking problem). While on the case for a serial k ...more
John Rebus is a flawed, troubled and haunted cop in Edinburgh (who might also have a drinking problem). While on the case for a serial k ...more
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