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The Beat Goes On by Ian Rankin

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The Rebus revival continues with this volume of 29 tales, old and new, featuring the irascible Edinburgh detective. Having retired Rebus, Ian Rankin brought him back for a cold case in Standing in Another Man’s Grave in 2012 and then reinstated him to CID –…
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Andre: Top five books of 2013

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Setting is hugely important to a crime story and my favourite novels took in Oslo, Cardiff, Istanbul, Baghdad, Edinburgh and Devon. Yet it’s an entirely Anglo-centric list of authors; where is the Scandinavian, French and Italian crime-writing contingent? I’ve always been a fan of translated…
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Interview: Ian Rankin

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Rebus is back! Just a year since the publication of Standing in Another Man’s Grave, the ex-cop’s comeback that had him working in a cold case unit, now Rebus is an Edinburgh detective once again for the latest book, Saints of the Shadow Bible. He…
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Pelecanos takes us back to DC

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On the Radar — The some of the biggest names in crime fiction are back this week with Pelecanos, Rankin, Rose, Patterson, Cruz Smith and Cussler. Each has a legion of admirers so, as the saying goes, you pays your money and you takes your…
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Rebus: saint or sinner?

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Earlier this month the paperback version of Ian Rankin’s Standing in Another Man’s Grave came out and it saw the return of one of Scotland’s most famous crime fiction detectives: John Rebus. His creator had taken a break from JR and retired him off, preferring…
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