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 Naming of the Dead - Ian Rankin
 Naming of the Dead - Ian Rankin ... coincides with clues that a serial killer may be on the loose. The authorities are keen to hush up both, for fear of overshadowing a meeting of global importance - but Rebus has never been one to stick to the rules, and when his colleague Siobhan Clarke finds herself hunting down the identity of the riot cop who assaulted her mother, it looks as though both Rebus and Clarke may be up pitted against both sides in the conflict. THE NAMING OF THE DEAD is a potent mix of action and politics, set against a backdrop of the most devastating week in recent British history.Newest Review: ... he is unwilling to just sit back and coast through his final years in the force. But some how he has been left excluded ... more ... from the teams detailled with extra duties surrounding the Summit itself instead being left with a light caseload in the hopes of keeping him out of trouble while the dignitaries are in the country. But this is Rebus and we know that he is almost incapable of doing what his superiors expect him to do.
He has been given a case in which a known rapist has been murdered, but because of the victims past noone is overly concerned about his lack of a future, except that is Rebus, who despite not being the lead on the case (...more |
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Naming of the Dead - Ian Rankin: Do you remember the G8 at Gleneagles? (744 words)
by scuba_angel - written on 25/08/07 (Very useful, 80 readings)
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This book I bought for more personal reasons than the usual 'it just jumped in to the basket, Dad, honest' excuse I give when my Dad spots yet more books migrating on to the already groaning book cases in my room. My reasons simply were that as well as enjoying the other books which feature Rebus, during the period of time this book was set I was living in Stirling and working near the location of the G8 summit and Gleneagles during the day and in the City Centre at night. So my experiences of seeing the marchers, small scale riots, Protesters Camps and getting stuck in road blocks meant this book would either confirm my suspicsions about Ian Rankin's eye for detail and ...
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