Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin
In lovely continental fashion, this book spins a complicated plot
and contains a host of characters, set in Scotland. If I counted correctly,
this is the 24th Rebus novel.
No, it’s not A rebus, it features a character, John Rebus who, after all those
books, is now retired. Or he’s supposed to be. You can’t keep a good detective
down, though.
He’s trying to keep busy, puttering around with old unsolved
cases. However, when he starts digging into one involving a famous rock star
and the murder of a beautiful woman, something strange happens. Detective
Inspector Siobhan Clarke catches a murder that rings a bell connected with this
old case for Rebus. Another old friend, DI Malcolm Fox has been transferred to
Gartcosh, causing ill feelings when he’s sent to Edinburgh to help out. Neither
of the three want to work with each other. An elaborate money-laundering trail
leads through a betting parlor connected with people familiar to Rebus.
Meanwhile, Rebus is hiding his physical condition from everyone, spitting up
blood from his COPD on the sly. The awkward team works beatings and dead bodies
to arrive at a conclusion of sorts.
This is a darkish read with a high body count. Readers familiar
with the characters will welcome them back and love this book.
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