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. 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. The first of the rebus programs introduces the scottish detective inspector john rebus as he untangles the various strands of the interwoven web of criminal intrigues from leith, edinburgh to aberdeen and glasgow and points between. He has won an edgar award, a gold dagger for fiction, a. Johnny bible, an equally perverted killer who seems to be much younger, is imitating him with a gusto that suggests close research. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Ian rankin s black and blue download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. No reservations, he takes a trip through edinburgh with writercook anthony bourdain. Read by james macpherson rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer who might just lead back to the infamous bible john. Titled ian rankins 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. It is considered a landmark entry in the tartan noir genre. Nearly 30 years after a serial killer dubbed bible john abruptly retired after three vicious murders, hes back in the news again. Black and blue by ian rankin rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer who might just lead back to the infamous bible john. The times about the author born in the kingdom of fife in 1960, ian rankin graduated from the university of edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a phd in scottish literature. He is the recipient of four cwa dagger awards and an edgar award. Winner of an edgar award and the recipient of a gold dagger for fiction and the chandlerfulbright award, he lives in. His books have been translated into thirtysix languages.
Bible john killed three women, and took three souvenirs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black and blue. Even though he knew one of johnny bibles victims, edinburghs inspector john rebus is in no position to take on this new case. Black and blue by ian rankin, 9781409165859, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 8.
Click download or read online button to get ian rankin s black and blue book now. The times about the author born in the kingdom of fife in 1960, ian rankin graduated from the university of edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed. Black and blue ian rankin pdf black and blue pdfepub by ian rankin. 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. With black and blue ian rankin joins the elite of british crime writing. Black and blue february 15, 1999 edition open library. An inspector rebus mystery inspector rebus series book 8 kindle edition by rankin, ian. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read black and blue. Ian rankin is the bestselling author of the inspector rebus and detective malcom fox novels. Black and blue by ian rankin books hachette australia. Black and blue is a 1997 crime novel by ian rankin.
Rebuss scotland, along with his maltsoaked psyche, is riddled with trouble. Black and blue black and blue audiobook, by ian rankin. Black and blue, episode of series 1 of rebus, based on the ian rankin book negro y azul a season 2 episode of the american television series breaking bad literature edit. Written with ian rankins signature wit, style and intricacy, black and blue is a novel epub of uncommon and unforgettable intrigue. With john hannah, jim norton, ewan stewart, sara stewart. 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. 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. Black and blue ian rankin, dramatised by chris dolan. Black and blue inspector rebus by ian rankin bookchor. In ian rankin eighth novel in the series, black and blue, became rankins first international best seller. Black and blue special edition special edition of the awardwinning rebus novel includes exclusive extra material. Read black and blue an inspector rebus mystery by ian rankin available from rakuten kobo.
Let it bleed is something of an outlaw cop, a harddrinking, rockandrollloving loner who tends to make his superiors see red. Added to that there are tv cameras at his back investigating a miscarriage of justice, making rebus a. Any clues have to be heavily investigated even if it means at rebuss peril. 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. He is also the author of the complaints and doors open. In the 1960s, the infamous bible john terrorised scotland when he murdered three women, taking three souvenirs.
Buy black and blue by ian rankin from waterstones today. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. There are still too many places where rankin opts for the lazy, weak description on takeoff in a small plane. And a reopened investigation that doesnt bode well for detective john rebus or his mentor, inspector lawson geddes.
As if this wasnt enough, there are tv cameras at his back investigating a miscarriage of justice, making rebus a. Ian rankin inspector rebus series inspector rebus 1. Hands in his pockets, rebus turned to face cafferty. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. Ian rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of abertay, st andrews, edinburgh, hull and the open university. An intricate novel thriller of uncommon inrigue that was nominated for an edgar award. An inspector rebus mystery ebook written by ian rankin. While investigating the violent death of a north sea oil worker in edinburgh, rebus becomes a suspect in the police hunt for a serial killer known as johnny bible. And hes doing it under the scrutiny of an internal inquiry led by a man hes just accused of taking backhanders from glasgows mr big. Download ian rankin s black and blue or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Buy a cheap copy of black and blue book by ian rankin. Black and blue audiobook by ian rankin, read by michael page. 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 it is considered a landmark entry in the tartan noir genre.
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