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Lots of good writing, with a strong emphasis on locale and character. John Rebus is one of my favorite characters in crime fiction. That said, I found the story predictable, and the ending was not a surprise. I'd even call it secondary if Rankin hadn't spent hundreds of convoluted pages trying to give the novel legs. The Falls is worth reading to see how Rankin continues to develop a wonderfully flawed character, as Rebus' own sense of mortality (he's now in his mid 50s) becomes increasingly nea
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Това е първата ми книга на Ранкин в превод. Очарована съм от успешно предадената атмосфера и черния хумор на писателя. Книгата е като добър епизод от любима криминална поредица, която гледаш с чаша чай в дъждовна ноемврийска вечер .
Nov 18, 2008
Nanosynergy
marked it as to-read
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Colleen Chi-Girl
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