by - written on 28/02/10 (Very useful, 35 readings)
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After hearing so many people recommend Ian Rankin, I decided to give him a try. I picked "The Falls" for the simple reason that a friend offered to lend me a copy. I enjoyed every minute of the book and am now ready to read more Rankin. The Falls is a crime novel set in Edinburgh and is one of Rankin's Rebus ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/01/10 (Useful, 13 readings)
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It's never easy starting a new crime series. Do you start with book 1? Do you read the most recent and risk unearthing details which make previous novels less worth reading? It was time for me to move on; Reichs, Cornwell and Grisham having all but been exhausted. 'Rebus' - I'd seen the name listed in tv guides, never having watched ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/11/04, updated on 07/12/04 (Very useful, 98 readings)
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I've just had an Amazon splurge and treatedmyself to several of Ian Rankin's novels about his Edinburgh detective, Inspector John Rebus. I finished "The Falls" in the early hours of this morning. I think it's the best Rebus novel I've read so far – and that's saying something! Philippa 'Flip' Balfour is ... Read the complete review
by - written on 03/08/02, updated on 03/08/02 (Very useful, 150 readings)
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Eight days in Devon, my favourite English seaside County. Beautiful weather, dry and sunny all week, lovely company and a wonderful place to stay. Sounds perfect doesn’t it? Well it would have been if I hadn’t have got food poisoning after two days – the very thought of a clotted cream tea still makes me feel ... Read the complete review
by - written on 31/03/02, updated on 31/03/02 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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‘The Falls’ is the latest in Ian Rankin’s series of crime thrillers featuring Detective John Rebus, and for me it’s one of the best. For those who don’t know, Rebus is an Edinburgh detective who drinks too much, broods too much, has too many regrets, too much stubbornness, too bad a temper and a ... Read the complete review
Go on brood, see if I care and who the bloody hell are you? (1257 words)by - written on 14/12/01, updated on 14/12/01 (Very useful, 121 readings)
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As you may imagine my little friend Geoffrey the mad mohican giraffe "Oi stop calling me mad, you twit King!" Ok, my little friend Geoffrey the giraffe, with the natty mohican haircut, likes dark things, not dark as in no light, because quite frankly he is scared of the dark and sleeps with the light on, the other kind of ... Read the complete review
by - written on 24/06/01, updated on 06/08/01 (Very useful, 97 readings)
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"His twelfth Rebus mystery, The Falls, will be out in hardback in April/May, but I don't think I'll be diving into that for now. I might wait for the paperback, or for some trusted advice." -chris105 (op on "Set in Darkness" by Ian Rankin) And sure enough, as punctual as Christmas, here I am breaking ... Read the complete review
