A Good Hanging - Ian Rankin Reviews
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Newest Review: ... well crafted and wonderfully written with a real economy of words used however this is not at the costof good plots, nice ... more
... character detail and some flowing prose. The stories are very easy to read and this makes the book both a page turner but one that you can always put down if you need to as you are never far from an ending.
Set in Edinburgh Rebus is of an experienced no nonsense inspector who uses his deep knowledge of the criminal mind and a wide reaching web of contacts to solve a whole host of crimes. He is not much of a team player which does cause some conflict with his colleagues however he is also very single minded which I g...more
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This book is made up of twelve short stories by Ian Rankin and the title of the book, A Good Hanging, is one of the twelve stories. ll of the stories feature Detective Inspector Frank Rebus, a character who has made it to the small screen as well. These are a great collection of short stories, well crafted and wonderfully written with a real economy of words used however this is not at the costof good plots, nice character detail and some flowing prose. The stories are very easy to read and this makes the book both a page turner but one that you can always put down if you need to as you are never far from an ending. Set in Edinburgh Rebus is of an ... Read the complete review
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