Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus Novels) [Paperback]

Ian Rankin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2008 | Series: Inspector Rebus Novels

At night the summer sky stays light over Edinburgh. But in a shadowy, crumbling housing development, a junkie lies dead of an overdose, his bruised body surrounded by signs of Satanic worship. John Rebus could call the death and accident--but won't. Instead, he tracks down a violent-tempered young woman who knew the dead boy and heard him cry out his terrifyng last words: "Hide! Hide!" Now, with the help of a bright, conflicted young detective, Rebus is following the girl through a brutal world of bad deals, bad dope and bad company. From a beautiful city's darkest side to the private sanctums of the upper crust, Rebus is seeking the perfect hiding place for a killer.

Editorial Reviews

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"Ian Rankin is up there among the best crime novelists at work today." - Michael Connelly

 

"A superior series." - The New York Times Book Review

 

"Ian Rankin, you cannot go wrong." - The Boston Globe

 

"A novelist of great scope, depth, and power." - Jonathan Kellerman

About the Author

Ian Rankin is the worldwide #1 bestselling writer of the Inspector Rebus books, including Knots and Crosses, Let It Bleed, Black and Blue, Set in Darkness, Resurrection Men, A Question of Blood, The Falls and Exit Music. He is also the author of The Complaints and Doors Open. He has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to literature. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons. 

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Minotaur Books; Reprint edition (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312536933
• ISBN-13: 978-0312536930
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent police procedural/mystery by under-rated author, April 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hide & Seek: A John Rebus Mystery (Hardcover)

I am a big fan of Rebus - and of anything Ian Rankin writes. Rebus is a believable cop - with lots of personality quirks and a not-so-perfect "home" life. The descriptions of his work environment and the politics involved in being a cop (in any country) are dead-on. Scotland comes alive - its weather, moods, citizens, crime. I highly recommend this book to any reader who is looking for something deep, different, and compelling.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Above and Beyond the average crime novel, March 15, 1998

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A. N. Smith (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hide and Seek (Dead Letter Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Rankin is really, really good. His plots are interesting enough in these Scottish police procedurals, but he weaves them through the lives of Inspector John Rebus and those close to him. Great character development, great details about Edinburgh, and the investigation is step by step, believable, timed just right. This is an early Rebus novel, so the language and style aren't as polished as later ones in the series. So what? Read them all. This is one of the best detective series going.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughts, February 20, 2000

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"birse" (Aberdeen, Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hide and Seek (Dead Letter Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the first Ian Rankin book I have read and I choose it because my English class all had to choose a Scottish text to read and review...so I thought I'd give it ago. I thought the book was extremly well written and described and I could imagine how each of the charcters were acting. I could hardly put the book down because I was wanting to read on and how it all ended...This is a must read book if u like a simple but extremly effective murder mystery.....its easy going and great!