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5.0 out of 5 stars Rankin is the Best, April 9, 2000

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Ian Rankin once again proves that he is amongst the best, if not the best writer of Crime Fiction in the world. Strip Jack has all the twists and turns that make Ian Rankin's books unputdownable. The plot, MP wife's suspicious disappearance and subsequent murder, moves along really well. The numerous sub-plots, unlike in some stories, actually help the book to move along rather than detract from the main story. As usual all the plot lines are integral to the story. All in all an excellent addition to the Rebus series, if you like good British Detective fiction (and who doesn't, it is the best after all) this is a must for your library.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better and Better, March 13, 2001

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As Ian Rankin's series progresses, Detective Inspector John Rebus is becoming more and more likable. This time he's trying to solve the murder of a local MP's wife. He comes up against the usual brick walls put up by superior officers on the way to solving the case, but in this book for the first time, he seems to have made a friend in the force in young DS Brian Holmes.

I'm finding the Insector John Rebus books even more enjoyable since the newer, mellow John Rebus has been developed.

A wonderful British police procedural full of wit and glint-in-the-eye humour.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Case for Scotlands best Detective, April 27, 1999

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I cannot believe that the reader from Chicago found this book so Bad. I however enjoyed it hugely. This was the first Inspector Rebus novel I read, and I'm looking forward to read a lot more. With out spoiling the novel, its about a MP who is caught in a brothel whos wife is murdered. If you like novels with twists and turns and masses of tension and touches of humour then you will love this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Rebus, Politics, and Murder
This is a very good Rebus novel -- the intersection of murder and politics make it better than some of the others.

Published 7 months ago by JSmalls

5.0 out of 5 stars Tartan Noir
One of my favorites. Big fan of Ian Rankin, real characters who develop from book to book, excellent plotting. Almost impossible to make a mistake with one of his books.

Published 17 months ago by Er Detchon III

3.0 out of 5 stars Strip Jack
Not great condition but not terrible either. I would order through this merchant again.

Published 22 months ago by Barbara A. Vinocur

1.0 out of 5 stars exceptional book
Of the last 100 murder mysteries I have read I would rate this one in the bottom 10 which I consider to be generous because I have never read anything that put me to sleep faster... Read more

Published on December 29, 2009 by Mighty Anvil

4.0 out of 5 stars Not his greatest but still good
This is not Ian Rankin's best book but it is still a giant leap above the quality of so many writers who prefer to have gruesome death scenes described in detail... Read more

Published on October 23, 2009 by Peter

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Ian Rankin thus far
This is the 4th book in Ian Rankin's series about Detective Inspector John Rebus, set in Edinburgh and is the best so far. Read more

Published on August 23, 2009 by Terra Hangen

4.0 out of 5 stars John Rebus-Strip Jack
John Rebus is a detective inspector who works in a police station in
Edinburgh, Scotland. He drinks to much, smokes to much and has been
suspended frequently for not... Read more

Published on April 4, 2009 by M. MacDonell

4.0 out of 5 stars It's all about image!
That is what John Rebus finds when he is dealing with an MP who has been caught in a house of ill repute. Read more

Published on February 8, 2009 by S. Schwartz

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Rankin at his best
Somehow this Inspector Rebus mystery doesn't quite measure up to others in the series for me. Rankin takes the usually strong features of his novels--story line, quirky... Read more

Published on September 6, 2007 by Blue in Washington

2.0 out of 5 stars A slight addition to an excellent series.
STRIP JACK is not one of the stronger books in the "Rebus" series. In this one, Rebus becomes interested in the trials and tribulations of an MP who is caught during a raid on a... Read more

Published on August 27, 2007 by J. Carroll

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Gregor Jack, Ronald Steele, Helen Greig, Rab Kinnoul, Deer Lodge, Elizabeth Jack, Cath Kinnoul, Liz Jack, Brian Holmes, William Glass, Inspector Rebus, Andrew Macmillan, Dean Bridge, Julian Kaymer, Chris Kemp, The Pack, Ian Urquhart, John Rebus, Professor Costello, Chief Superintendent, Operation Creeper, Great London Road, Barney Byars, Gill Templer, Chief Inspector Lauderdale

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