John Rebus: A Mysterious Profile (Digital Original) (Mysterious Profiles)
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- Synopsis
- The New York Times–bestselling author tells the story behind Inspector Rebus, the hard-edged Edinburgh cop and &“superbly drawn character&” (The Times, London). In this short work, Edgar and Diamond Dagger Award winner Ian Rankin delves into DI John Rebus&’s origins as a character, as well as his own origins as a writer. While author and character share a love of literature and a deep affection for Scotland&’s capital city, they differ in other ways, as Rankin entertainingly testifies, while revealing how this &“compelling figure&” has developed over the course of his long-running series of gritty crime novels (Kirkus Reviews). &“[A] hard-drinking, chain-smoking, terminally melancholic hero . . . trapped in a world where mavericks are an endangered species.&” —Booklist &“Rebus is without doubt one of the funniest among the classical fictional detectives.&” —The Guardian &“With his stubborn insistence on tying up the frayed ends of every knotty clue, and iconoclastic refusal to be a team player . . . Rebus is a bane to his superiors but a blessing to readers.&” —Publishers Weekly
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 20 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781504074551
- Publisher:
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Date of Addition:
- 07/09/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Ian Rankin. Originally published by The Mysterious Bookshop.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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