Hide & Seek: A John Rebus Mystery [Hardcover]

Ian Rankin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1994

When Detective Inspector John Rebus investigates the death of a junkie, he uncovers bizarre links between Edinburgh's dark underside and its staid, proper middle-class society, and finds his own life threatened by his search for the truth.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"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

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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. 

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Otto Penzler Books (May 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883402743
• ISBN-13: 978-1883402747
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,204,818 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!