The story started well. A car chase over the Forth bridge. Then a weird suicide. Rebus is then uncovering corruption in high places. A multi million cThe story started well. A car chase over the Forth bridge. Then a weird suicide. Rebus is then uncovering corruption in high places. A multi million computer company with a questionable past. Blackmail, lots of whisky drank and revenge. Rebus also finally goes to the dentist.
Overall I enjoyed the story with the ending a bit of a letdown. Set in Edinburgh during winter you can almost feel the cold....more
The first of the Rebus novels. Raw and unfinished in places but still a gripping tale of when librarians go bad. Rebus is divorced, alcoholic, chain sThe first of the Rebus novels. Raw and unfinished in places but still a gripping tale of when librarians go bad. Rebus is divorced, alcoholic, chain smoking detective in the city of Edinburgh. A madman is murdering little girls and Rebus is part of the investigation.
The character of Rebus is grim, ex-SAS with blocked memories which are eventually unlocked by his hypnotist brother Michael. We relive his indoctrination and his falling out with Reeves his brother in arms. The motive for the murders is as insane as the perpetrator. A good first novel which makes me want to read more of Rebus cases....more
**spoiler alert** My first ever Inspector John Rebus novel. Number 3 in the series and also called The Wolfman. Rebus is drafted down to London from E**spoiler alert** My first ever Inspector John Rebus novel. Number 3 in the series and also called The Wolfman. Rebus is drafted down to London from Edinburgh to assist Detective Flight in a serial killer case. Someone is killing women by stabbing them in the throat and deviantly stabbing them as well as biting their stomachs. Rebus arrives by train just as another murder takes place.
Lots of gritty action, procedural descriptions and colorful humor as well as racism against the Scotsman. The subplot with his ex wife and daughter Samantha with her unsavory boyfriend Kenny was not necessary. The oblique mention of Hard Times by Dickens was amusing. The romance with Lisa a bit far fetched as the final chase scene around trafalgar Square and the National gallery.
When lawyers go bad! Or stark raving bonkers. Nice play on words with the name Chambers. A few red herrings but overall a satisfying read....more
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