The Black Book: From the Iconic #1 Bestselling Writer of Channel 4’s MURDER ISLAND (A Rebus Novel): From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

The Black Book: From the Iconic #1 Bestselling Writer of Channel 4’s MURDER ISLAND (A Rebus Novel): From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

by IanRankin (Author)

Synopsis

The fifth Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' DAILY MIRROR. When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder. Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secrets of his colleague's notebook, Rebus must piece together the most complex and confusing of jigsaws. But not everyone wants the puzzle solved - perhaps not even Rebus himself...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: 1
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Aug 2008

ISBN 10: 0752883577
ISBN 13: 9780752883571
Book Overview: The fifth Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' DAILY MIRROR.

Author Bio
Ian Rankin (Author) 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 thirty-six languages and are bestsellers worldwide.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 Anthony Award in the USA, 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, Edinburgh, Hull and the Open University.A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts. Rankin is a number one bestseller in the UK and has 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. www.ianrankin.net Twitter @Beathhigh