Hide and Seek Quotes

“Shite!' he said, knowing as the word escaped his lips that it was not quite appropriate, not the right word for the occasion. Well, what was he, a man or a thesaurus?”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek

“Superintendent Watson's orders. He wants pictures of any drugs-related incidents. Part of his campaign.”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek

“What was his interest? Maybe it was the dreariness of the day, or the atmosphere in this house, or the positioning of the body. All he knew was that he felt something. And if it turned out to be just a damp ache in his bones, well fair enough.”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek

“He had thick black eyebrows and a thick moustache tinged with silver. His eyes were deep-set, his whole face louring. He was the most Calvinist-looking thing Rebus had ever seen.”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek

“Another trick from his SAS training. Don’t punch at something; always punch through, even if it’s a brick wall you’re attacking.”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek

“nothing ever vanished, not totally. Instead, things altered shape, substance, meaning.”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek

“Jim”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek

“silly buggers,”
― Ian Rankin, Hide and Seek