John's Reviews > Tooth and Nail

** 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.