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Rankin's brilliant evocation of a moody Edinburgh, deeply human characters and labyrinthine plot give dimension to this always absorbing series. With his stubborn insistence on tying up the frayed ends of every knotty clue, and iconoclastic refusal to be a team player, hard-drinking Rebus is a bane to his superiors but a blessing to readers.... Readers won't be able to skim this dark, densely written novel, but they won't want to. Artfully placed red herrings, a large cast of multifaceted characters and a gripping pace will keep them engrossed. And Rebus is a character whose devils and idiosyncrasies will leave them eager for more.” — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Get Shortie" (1999) (Rebus; published in Crime Wave 2, Deepest Red, June; not included in the UK and US editions of The Beat Goes On: The Complete Rebus Stories) There are enough decent scenes and lots of tension (personal and otherwise) to mildly hold the reader's interest, and there is some decent resolution.
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. An Afternoon" (1984) (published in New Writing Scotland No. 2) (slightly revised version published in OxCrimes, 2014) In 2009 Rankin stated on Radio Five Live that he would start work on a five- or six-issue run on the comic book Hellblazer, although he may turn the story into a stand-alone graphic novel instead. The Vertigo Comics panel at WonderCon 2009 confirmed that the story would be published as a graphic novel, Dark Entries, the second release from the company's Vertigo Crime imprint. [12] [13] [14] No Sanity Clause" (2000) (Rebus; originally titled "Father Christmas's Revenge, published in The Daily Telegraph, December)Lawson, Mark (28 January 2005). "Why mixing art and news adds drama". BBC. BBC . Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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The Falls, the 12th full-length Inspector Rebus story, finds his creator, Ian Rankin, at his brilliant, mordant best, with the dark heart of the city featuring almost as strongly as Rebus himself. (...) This being Ian Rankin, The Falls is also a bang-up-to-the-minute story in which a sinister controller called the Quizmaster features." - Antonia Fraser, Daily Telegraph Bourke, Kevin (16 October 2020). "Ian Rankin: accidental crime". Big Issue North . Retrieved 28 February 2021.Ferguson, Brian (10 May 2020). "National Library lifts lid on vast archive donated by Ian Rankin". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 12 May 2020. The case at hand involves the disappearance of Philippa 'Flip' Balfour, daughter of a well-to-do and influential family, with a house outside Edinburgh near a place grandiosely called The Falls (which just barely lives up to the name). The Falls is a 2001 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the twelfth of the Inspector Rebus novels. [1] Plot summary [ edit ] In 2019, Rankin donated his personal archives to the National Library of Scotland after moving to his flat in the Quartermile. The Library planned an exhibition for 2021 of highlights from the archive, which includes research notes, newspaper clippings and manuscripts. [32] Rowland, Susan, "Gothic Crimes: A Literature of Terror and Horror", in From Agatha Christie to Ruth Rendell (Houndmills & New York: Palgrave, 2001), pp.110–34.
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There are a few things that might be clues: a crudely made miniature coffin found in the area (not the first of its kind, it turns out), as well as an online quiz-game Flip was apparently playing. New Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh" (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2016 . Retrieved 17 March 2015. Flood, Alison (5 December 2020). "Ian Rankin to complete William McIlvanney's final novel The Dark Remains". The Guardian.
Alison Flood (5 December 2012). "EL James comes out on top at National Book awards". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 December 2012. Shortlist for Theakston's Crime Novel of the year Award 2009". digyorkshire.com. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016 . Retrieved 17 June 2009.
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University of Edinburgh Honorary Degrees 2002/03". University of Edinburgh. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Each of the novels is linked by returning characters, such as Siobhan Clarke and ‘Big Ger’ Cafferty, but you can start reading the Rebus books at any point in the series, and you don’t need to have read the earlier books to enjoy the later ones. Crime writer Ian Rankin signs deal to write two more John Rebus novels". www.scotsman.com. 7 January 2022 . Retrieved 8 January 2022. Dan Crowe, ed. (2013). Dead Interviews: Living Writers Meet Dead Icons. Granta, London. pp. 143–153. ISBN 978-1-84708-827-7.
Ian Rankin's John Rebus, arguably the most realistic detective in crime fiction, is a brilliant but troubled man. When a young woman goes missing near his native Edinburgh, Scotland, Rebus finds himself just one small cog in the huge wheel of an inquiry set in motion by her powerfully rich father. Struggling to deal with both his own often-terrifying inner demons as well as the monstrous bureaucracy of the investigative team, Rebus finds himself drawn again and again into the case, desperately searching for the girl's salvation, as well as his own. Best Picture - Kendal Calling". Kendal Calling. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020 . Retrieved 28 July 2018. Publication Listing for How I Write: The Secret Lives of Authors". isfdb.org. Internet Speculative Fiction Database . Retrieved 12 January 2013. Lyceum Aims for Top Rankin with Dark Road". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 1 May 2013 . Retrieved 19 October 2013. Like Rebus, readers will find no city more beautiful than Edinburgh, no locale more intriguing than Arthur’s Seat—and no characters in the genre more provocative or sharply delineated than Rankin’s ongoing cast.
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