It is considered a landmark entry in the tartan noir genre. Ian rankin audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks. Black and blue offers a touch of true crime, with a rewriting of. This novel was the first of the rebus series, for which he has become extremely famous. Rankin is an expert at manipulating multiple plots.
Ian rankins work is now appearing in university literature departments, as modern examples of complex crime fictional works. When the central hotel, a place of decidedly unsavory reputation, burned to the ground in a mysteriou. Ian rankin obe is a scottish author who rose to prominence due to his rebus series of novels. Here they involve touchy gang chieftains itching for war, equally quarrelsome police officials squabbling over jurisdiction and one especially ruthless, rapacious, handson, determined banker trafficking in fishy offshore shell companiesalong with his plotting prowess, rankin has cultivated a fluid style that. In the 1960s, there was a serial killer in scotland known as bible john. Apparently ive rated all of my ian rankin reads as 4 stars, when there are probably some that are closer to 3. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
In this novel detective inspector john rebus is working on four cases at once trying to catch a killer he suspects of being the infamous bible john. Di john rebus is an oldfashioned copper with a love of offkilter music, and the odd refreshment. Black and blue by ian rankin and michael page audiobook. Johnny bible, an equally perverted killer who seems to be much younger, is imitating him with a gusto that suggests close research. Any clues have to be heavily investigated even if it means at rebuss peril. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in edinburgh, scotland, with his wife and their two sons.
Buy black and blue by ian rankin from waterstones today. When the central hotel, a place of decidedly unsavory reputation, burned to the ground in a mysterious fire, the edinburgh police. No reservations, he takes a trip through edinburgh with writercook anthony bourdain. Titled ian rankin s hidden edinburgh and ian rankin investigates dr jekyll and mr hyde, rankin looks at the origins of the character and the events that led to his creation. Black and blue is the eighth of the inspector rebus mysterysuspense series by ian rankin, and is considered to be a quintessential example of the tartan noir genre.
Rebus is dragged back into his past via both the potential reemergence of bible john who after years dormant appears to be back killing woman in scotland and seemingly leaving no clues. Jul 22, 2008 ian rankin ian rankin 1960 tue 22 jul 2008 10. Ian rankin books list of books by author ian rankin. Black and blue the eighth ian rankin book to feature his legendary detective. Ian rankin is one of this countrys most prolific and commercially successful authors. Written by ian rankin, audiobook narrated by michael page.
Ian rankin announces new rebus novel for 2018 the bookseller. If youre studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, youll find this guide informative and helpful. Ian rankin s scottish police procedurals are so gritty you have to pick the shards out of your teeth when you finish one, and black and blue is as flinty as they come. The black book by ian rankin overdrive rakuten overdrive. He originally thought he would be compared to the likes of robert louis stevenson rather than to be considered part of the tartan noir genre. Nov 02, 2016 rather be the devil is published by orion. Ian rankins first novel was the flood in the year 1986. Black and blue audiobook by ian rankin, read by michael page.
Black and blue audiobook by ian rankin,james macpherson book 8. This is an excellent guide to ian rankins breakthrough novel. Written by ian rankin, narrated by james macpherson. It features a biography of the author and interview with him, a fulllength analysis of the novel, and a great deal more.
Nearly 30 years after a serial killer dubbed bible john abruptly retired after three vicious murders, hes back in the news again. His following novel, knots and crosses, was published in 1987. Black and blue by rankin, ian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Inspired by the case of an unidentified serial killer thought to have operated in glasgow in the 1960s, the work was the basis of the first episode of the rankinpenned rebus, a 14part television program based. He is a winner of the edgar award and the crime writers of americas gold dagger award, among others, and was the recipient of a raymond chandler fulbright fellowship. Black and blue is a 1997 crime novel by ian rankin. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer who might just lead back to the infamous bible john. The pacing and movement in black and blue is particularly good, and even when rankin appears to meander off course onto the oil rigs, for example, the writing and action is entirely gripping. Ian rankin best know for his rebus series, they deliver hardboiled crime with a distinct scottish flavour sometimes cheesily referred to as tartan noir. Written by ian rankin, audiobook narrated by james macpherson.
The eighth of the inspector rebus novels, it was the first to be adapted in the rebus television series starring. The narration was excellent though it was the only thing that enabled me to plough through this dreary book. However, rankin did not intend on becoming a crime writer. The characters working with and against rebus are revealed. Detective john rebus suspects a setup when a respected. This story was the slowest and dullest audio book i have ever heard. Since then, most of his work has been in the rebus series, although he has also written some standalone books and a new series featuring malcolm fox. No writer has chronicled the changing face of edinburgh so vividly nor in such minute detail. Listen to the black book by ian rankin available from rakuten kobo.
He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a diamond dagger for career excellence, and the chandlerfulbright. Black and blue inspector rebus book 8 english edition ebook. And hes doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking backhanders from glasgows mr big. Ian rankin audio books at simply audiobooks simply. You can find a full collection of all ian rankins short stories in the beat goes on. Dec 10, 20 ian rankins scottish police procedurals are so gritty you have to pick the shards out of your teeth when you finish one, and black and blue is as flinty as they come. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The fifth novel featuring inspector john rebus, available for the first time as an ebook and with an exclusive introduction by author ian rankin. A collection of ians short stories, ranging from the macabre the hanged man to the unfortunate the only true comedian right back to the sinister someone got to eddie. Bbc radio 4 did dramatizations of rankins the falls 2008, resurrection men 2008, strip jack 2010, the black book 2012, and black and blue 20 conclusion. The eighth of the inspector rebus novels, it was the first to be adapted in the rebus television series starring john hannah, airing in 2000. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. His parents were horrified when he then chose to study literature at university, as they had expected him to study for a trade. He is also the author of the complaints and doors open.
Encouraged by his english teacher, he persisted and graduated in 1982 from the. Black and blue inspector rebus novels rankin, ian on. His father, james, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, isobel, worked in a school canteen. Black and blue audiobook by ian rankin 9781409158943. Buy a cheap copy of black and blue book by ian rankin. Read by james macpherson rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer who might just lead back to the infamous bible john.
Rankins goal in life was not always to write crime fiction. Unlike the earlier rebus novels, black and blue mixes fact and fiction much more closely. There are still too many places where rankin opts for the lazy, weak description on takeoff in a small plane. Achetez et telechargez ebook black and blue inspector rebus book 8 english. Publication date 20121111 topics bbc radio drama, crime drama, rebus. His next novel, knots and crosses was the beginning of the inspector rebus character. The novel will be published by the orion publishing group in hardback, ebook. Many of the books have been adapted to a television series on. Jan 01, 2005 ian rankin is one of this countrys most prolific and commercially successful authors. The black book is a 1993 crime novel by ian rankin, the fifth of the inspector rebus novels. Rebus is dragged back into his past via both the potential reemergence of bible john who after years dormant appears to be back killing woman in. In ian rankin eighth novel in the series, black and blue, became rankins first international best seller. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Ian rankin is an awardwinning and crime writer best known for his inspector rebus novels, including the new york times bestsellers rather be the devil and even dogs in the wild.
Buy black and blue abridged by rankin, ian, macpherson, james isbn. In strip jack, he portrays a shocking murder investigation that exposes the sordid side of edinburgh politics and society. Ian rankins scottish police procedurals are so gritty you have to pick the shards out of your teeth when you finish one, and black and blue is as flinty as they come. Ian rankin has announced there will be new novel featuring his iconic detective protagonist john rebus in autumn 2018. He is best known for his inspector rebus novels, which are set in edinburgh. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. Black and blue the eighth ian rankin book to feature his legendary detective john rebus is in my opinion the best of the series so far. Gold daggerwinner and bestselling author in the united kingdom, ian rankin crafts absorbing crime novels with solidly drawn characters and firstrate plotting. Black and blue is one of the first more expansive inspector rebus novels, at some 400 pages.
This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary. Even though he knew one of johnny bibles victims, edinburghs inspector john rebus is in no position to take on this new case. Listen to black and blue by ian rankin available from rakuten kobo. It is the first book to feature siobhan clarke and morris gerald cafferty appears as a main character. And a reopened investigation that doesnt bode well for detective john rebus or his mentor, inspector lawson geddes. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in. Buy black and blue by ian rankin online at alibris. It is also the first book where rebus is based at st leonards police station. Sep 01, 2017 ian rankin has announced there will be new novel featuring his iconic detective protagonist john rebus in autumn 2018. The black book audiobook by ian rankin 9780752898032. One of the most successful and bestselling scottish crime authors around, ian rankin is perhaps most famous for the acclaimed inspector rebus series, which has consistently topped the sunday times bestseller lists, and was adapted into a megapopular television series across the pond. Rankin deals primarily in the realm of crime fiction, and most of his books are based in his home country of scotland, with rankin setting his rebus series of novels primarily in the scottish capital city of edinburgh, where he studies in the late.