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The Beat Goes On: The Complete Rebus Stories

On sale

16th July 2015

Price: £9.99

Selected:  Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781409151579

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There is no detective like DI Rebus – brilliant, irascible and endlessly frustrating both to his friends and his long-suffering bosses. For over two decades he has walked through the dark places of Edinburgh . . .

Now Rebus’s life is revealed through this complete collection of stories, from his early days as a young DC in ‘Dead and Buried’ right up to the dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in ‘The Very Last Drop’.

This is the ultimate Ian Rankin treasure trove – a must for aficionados as well as a superb introduction to anyone looking to experience DI John Rebus, and the dark and twist-filled crimes he has to investigate, for the very first time.

Reviews

SCOTSMAN
"They are neat, pleasing, inventive... well made, a pleasure to read, one after the other, the work of a practiced and professional craftsman."
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
"Rebus is genuinely fun to read no matter how dark his cases become... a deeply satisfying read and evokes the spirit of Edinburgh and Scotland in all its glory."
INDEPENDENT
"An enjoyable collection, frequently displaying the playfulness that is characteristic of the author"
DAILY EXPRESS
'These murky tales exploring the deep recesses of the criminal psyche are well worth a read.'
CORNFLOWER BOOKS
"A dangerous book to have on your bedside table - you just want to keep reading on and on into the wee small hours of the night - and a dangerous book to lend: make sure you get it back."
TIMES
"Excellently crafted short stories."
CRIME FICTION LOVER
An essential volume for Rebus fans.
Maxim Jakubowski, LOVE READING
In this bumper volume he [Rankin] has collected all his Rebus short stories and the results are an undisputed delight... We witness Rebus in his early days as well as the later burdened-by-life incarnation and these vignettes with both new adventures and insights into existing cases with a new perspective, broaden our appreciation of the iconic Edinburgh cop.