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| Original Title: | Fleshmarket Close |
| ISBN: | 0752865633 (ISBN13: 9780752865638) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Inspector Rebus #15, Inspector Rebus #15 |
| Characters: | Inspector John Rebus |
| Setting: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Literary Awards: | Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Nominee (2006) |
Ian Rankin
Paperback | Pages: 482 pages Rating: 3.99 | 9264 Users | 389 Reviews
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An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. But Rebus is that most stubborn of creatures. As Rebus investigates, he must visit an asylum seekers' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love... Siobhan meanwhile has problems of her own. A teenager has disappeared from home and Siobhan is drawn into helping the family, which will mean travelling closer than is healthy towards the web of a convicted rapist. Then there's the small matter of the two skeletons - a woman and an infant - found buried beneath a concrete cellar floor in Fleshmarket Close. The scene begins to look like an elaborate stunt - but whose, and for what purpose? And how can it tie to the murder on the unforgiving housing-scheme known as Knoxland?
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| Title | : | Fleshmarket Close (Inspector Rebus #15) |
| Author | : | Ian Rankin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 482 pages |
| Published | : | 2005 by Orion (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Cultural. Scotland |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 9264 Users | 389 ReviewsEvaluation About Books Fleshmarket Close (Inspector Rebus #15)
I loved Ian Rankin's 'Fleshmarket Alley'.....in fact, I have probably over-rated it a bit just due to the fact that it was the right book at the right time for me: a whodunnit with great characters and solid police work. Detective Rebus is one of the great, underrated characters in this genre. He knows his territory (Edinburgh) and its inhabitants like the back of his hand, he comes across to his peers as gruff yet competent, and he has trouble playing nicely with his superiors. Sounds like a
This is the Orion UK hardcover of this book.
Complicated for me but others will have a better grasp of the plots than I did!
Good, easy read, stands alone as I haven't read any of the other Rebus books. Keeps the pace going and enjoyable characters.
It's annoying when titles get changed when books and films cross the Atlantic. It's baffling why Fleshmarket Close became Fleshmarket Alley in the US; American readers should feel cheated! Fleshmarket Close is a real Edinburgh thoroughfare, right by the North Bridge and Waverley Station. Fleshmarket Alley isn't. Fleshmarket Close also has a symbolic meaning; at the core of this book is the exploitation of illegal immigrants.It's been sitting on my shelf for years, waiting for me to catch up with
Another Rebus novel .. another look at the underbelly and dark side of Edinburgh.Three stories.. a case of a missing girl, the murder of an asylum seeker, and a couple of skeletons unearthed from cement in a cellar.Rebus in my opinion a bit more joyful for some unknown reason investigates the murder of an asylum seeker, and gets his hand on various shady guys who got their fingers in many illegal pies. Siobhan looks for a lost girl. A sister of a murder victim.. a favour for the family.. an an
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