by IanRankin (Author)
It's late autumn in Edinburgh and late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. By apparent coincidence a high-level delegation of Russian businessmen is in town, keen to bring business to Scotland. The politicians and bankers who run Edinburgh are determined that the case should be closed quickly and clinically. But the further they dig, the more Rebus and his colleague DS Siobhan Clarke become convinced that they are dealing with something more than a random attack - especially after a particularly nasty second killing. Meantime, a brutal and premeditated assault on local gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty sees Rebus in the frame. Has the Inspector taken a step too far in tying up those loose ends? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, inglorious career, will Rebus even make it that far?
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 06 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 0752868608
ISBN 13: 9780752868608
Book Overview: Ian's popularity continues to grow every year - FLESHMARKET CLOSE was his biggest selling novel yet in both hardcover and paperback. Unusually for such a bestselling author, Rankin still gets swathes of critical praise. He has continued to keep the Rebus series as fresh as when it began twenty years ago. In the last five years, he has also become an important figure in the cultural life of the UK - he is regular on tv and radio and writes for the local and national press.
Prizes: Shortlisted for British Book Awards: Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year Award 2008.