Dead Souls - Ian Rankin

Possibly the finest authority in the field of critical book reviews, The Literary Review, states unequivocally that Dead Souls is, "A brilliantly meshed plot which delivers on every count ...", and in my temporarily adopted role as your (somewhat inadequate) book critic, I wholeheartedly agree with their opinion. Ian Rankin's supreme skill, it could be said, rests with his deceptively casual consideration of minor detail and the cleverly crafted depth of his characterisations. Where some authors appear to wallow in pages and pages of unnecessary detail, within a few well chosen sentences, Rankin paints a spellbinding picture of his ...