by IanRankin (Author)
July 2005, and the G8 leaders have gathered in Scotland. With daily marches, demonstrations, and scuffles, the police are at full stretch. Detective Inspector John Rebus, however, has been sidelined, until the apparent suicide of an MP coincides with clues that a serial killer may be on the loose. The authorities are keen to hush up both, for fear of overshadowing a meeting of global importance - but Rebus has never been one to stick to the rules, and when his colleague Siobhan Clarke finds herself hunting down the identity of the riot cop who assaulted her mother, it looks as though both Rebus and Clarke may be up pitted against both sides in the conflict. THE NAMING OF THE DEAD is a potent mix of action and politics, set against a backdrop of the most devastating week in recent British history.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 420
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion Books
Published: 18 Oct 2006
ISBN 10: 0752868586
ISBN 13: 9780752868585
Book Overview: Ian Rankin's last three books have all been massive bestsellers Ian now has an incredibly high profile and it just keeps growing As well as his own TV series (Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts), Ian has received an OBE, guested regularly on Newsnight Review and been a constant contributor to the national media In 2003, Rankin sold over one million books and he now makes up 10% of all UK crime sales! THE NAMING OF THE DEAD is superb - a brilliant crime novel, a skewering of the modern politics of power and a wonderful introduction to Rebus's last year in the force. All this is set against the most fraught week in recent history - the time between the G8 summit in Gleneagles and the fateful London bombings of 7/7.
Prizes: Winner of British Book Awards: Crime Thriller of the Year 2007.