Rebus the naming of the dead5/29/2023 ![]() A murder has been committed - but as the victim was a rapist, recently released from prison, no one is too concerned about the crime. ![]() ![]() Ian Rankin, despite his dodgy musical tastes, has produced yet another class actĬrime writing at its best Book Description:īook Description Paperback. Not only an intriguing murder-mystery but an excellent piece of reportage. His richest and most complex work to date, it comes close to trascending genre fiction The Naming of the Dead is Ian Rankin's Exile on Main Street: dark, murky and less immediate than his other novels, but still zinging with wit and his inimitable gift for plot. Rankin's home provided him with a brilliant backdrop for a crime novel: Edinburgh during the crazy week in 2005 when the G8 came to town This is possibly the best novel you will read in your life full stop. Unquestionably a best from Rankin, The Naming of the Dead goes way beyond the scope of even the greatest crime thrillers to become an essential state-of-the-nation take on 21st century Britain. ![]() He has taken a momentous few days in recent British history (not just the G8 and the protests, but also the success of the Olympic bid followed a day later by the London bombings) and effortlessly interwoven the political and the criminal ![]() Rebus and Rankin are on the top of their form Once I start reading one, all else goes by the board till I have finished it They call his work crime fiction, but the adjective is superfluous. Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist ![]()
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