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Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, Bk 2)
Hide and Seek - Inspector Rebus, Bk 2
Author: Ian Rankin
At night the summer sky stays light over Edinburgh. But in a shadowy, crumbling housing development, a junkie lies dead of an overdose, his bruised body surrounded by signs of Satanic worship. John Rebus could call the death and accident -- but won't. Instead, he tracks down a violent-tempered young woman who knew the dead boy and heard him ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312963972
ISBN-10: 0312963971
Publication Date: 12/15/1997
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 50 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, Bk 2) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Ian Rankin is my new obsession, and so far this is the best of the lot. Edge-of-your-seat suspense, flawless plotting, convincing characters. Highly recommended.
tennesseedog avatar reviewed Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, Bk 2) on + 24 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Another good yarn by this well-respected British writer. His Inspector John Rebus is an interesting character with a hard-bitten exterior, quick with his wits, words and at times his fists, all packaged up with a very human center. The locale is Edinburgh, Scotland as absorbing a geographical place as the more familiar Oxford town in England. Here the Inspector deals with a mysterious murder with hints of satanism but ends with something more horrific and more timely. The story presents our world as we might easily recognize it and that is the connection which makes this work fun to read. Try the series out and you will enjoy the ride.
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reviewed Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, Bk 2) on + 14 more book reviews
The second in the Rebus series. Rebus investigates a junkie's death in a crumbling Edinburgh housing development, but soon uncovers that much more lies behind the death. Excellent, fast-paced book.
reviewed Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, Bk 2) on + 55 more book reviews
Inspector John Rebus investigates the death of a heroin junkie found in an abandoned housing complex. Was he the victim of a satanic cult?
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I was very dissapointed with "Knots and Crosses", the first in the Rebus series. I almost didn't give Rankin another shot, but am glad that I did. Hide and Seek finds Rebus promoted and pursing another slippery killer. This time around the police work is much better and the overall entertainment is as well. If you are interested in a detective series set outside of the US give this Scottish "inspector" a try.


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