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Dead Souls: From the Iconic #1 Bestselling Writer of Channel 4 s MURDER ISLAND (A Rebus Novel)

Dead Souls: From the Iconic #1 Bestselling Writer of Channel 4 s MURDER ISLAND (A Rebus Novel)

by IanRankin (Author)

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    Paperback 1999

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Synopsis

Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons, Rebus is faced with a dilemma - should he be outed to protect local kids or given a chance to start anew? As the locals begin a hate campaign he gets a call from the past: the son of a friend has gone missing and no one else will make time to ask the right questions. And then a fragment of Scotland's criminal history is repatriated at the end of a life sentence for murder. Once more Rebus's cup of trouble runneth over and the ghosts of past misdeeds return to haunt Edinburgh's streets.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 496
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 25 Oct 1999
ISBN 10: 0752826840
ISBN 13: 9780752826844
Book Overview: Ian Rankin is a regular Sunday Times bestseller and Guardian fastseller. He has an incredibly high profile - in 2003, he had his own TV series (Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts), received his OBE, guested on Newsnight Review and is a constant contributor to the national press. He has won numerous awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger and the Edgar Award. In 2003 Rankin sold over one million books. He now makes up more than 10 per cent of all UK crime sales. Rankin also constantly gets excellent reviews: 'This is a typically deep and intricate story from arguably Scotland's finest living writer' The Times. 'The quality of the writing and the scalpel-sharp characterisation ... make this a class act' Daily Telegraph. 'The Rebus novels are a remarkable achievement' Daily Mail. 'An outstanding and highly recommended crime novel from a master in his field' Scotland on Sunday. 'Reaches the parts that many other British crime writers don't even aim for' Sunday Telegraph. 'Rankin is a master of his craft' Independent on Sunday.
 Prizes: Shortlisted for CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction 1999.

Author Bio
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into twenty-two languages and are bestsellers on several continents. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for 'Resurrection Men'. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh. A contributor to BBC2's 'Newsnight Review', he also presented his own TV series, 'Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts'. He recently received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.