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| Title | : | The Hanging Garden (Inspector Rebus #9) |
| Author | : | Ian Rankin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 411 pages |
| Published | : | 2005 by Orion (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Cultural. Scotland. Thriller. Detective. Mystery Thriller |
Ian Rankin
Paperback | Pages: 411 pages Rating: 4.09 | 9570 Users | 335 Reviews
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Tough and complex, Detective John Rebus gets personally involved in a case when he rescues a young Bosnian girl forced into prostitution. Add to that the hunt for an elderly Nazi accused of slaughtering a French village, and Rebus wonders just how evil humans can be. But when his daughter is mortally injured, he just might make a deal with the devil to find the culprit. Rankin won critical acclaim for his novel "Black and Blue." Optioned for a BBC film series. Martin's Press.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon... The hanging of four French villagers in World War II... The hanging of an old man in a Scottish cemetary... Seemingly random facts linked to one man... Detective Inspector John Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a suspected war criminal, and his immediate supervisors are more than happy to have him tucked away in a quiet backwater for several months. However, the escalating dispute between upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang soon gives Rebus an escape clause. Telford is known to have close ties to a man nicknamed Mr. Pink Eyes, a brutal gangster running a lucrative business bringing Chechen refugees into Britain to work as prostitutes. And when Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford takes the high road out of town. Within days, Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all-too-professional hit-and-run, and Rebus knows that there's nothing he won't do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford--even if it means cutting a deal with the devil. A chilling glimpse into the darkest extremes of human cruelty, a page-turning literary thriller, this ninth entry in Ian Rankin's award-winning series confirms his reputation as a writer of rare and lasting gifts.topIdentify Books As The Hanging Garden (Inspector Rebus #9)
| Original Title: | The Hanging Garden |
| ISBN: | 0752877267 (ISBN13: 9780752877266) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Inspector Rebus #9, Inspector Rebus #9 |
| Characters: | Inspector John Rebus |
| Setting: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Literary Awards: | Barry Award Nominee for Best Novel (1999), Grand prix du roman noir (Festival du film policier de Cognac) for roman noir étranger (2003) |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 9570 Users | 335 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books The Hanging Garden (Inspector Rebus #9)
'In the Hanging Garden/No one sleeps'It's been a while since I read a Rebus novel. And this was another good one. I love DI John Rebus, always fighting and struggling with the temptations in life (especially alcohol), always fighting the darkest crime in Edinburgh and Scotland, always in a fight with his superiors. Always lonely in love.... Great character, always solid stories by Mr. Rankin. 4 stars solid. I love Edinburgh, but Rankin shows the dark and gritty sides of the city too.... RankinIt has been ages since I have read an Inspector Rebus book and I was worried that I wouldn't enjoy it as much as I used to. However, my fears were groundless, as the book kept me gripped throughout.I did struggle to remember what had happened before but I am very pleased that Rebus has now quit the booze. I am wondering if they will revisit the AIDs storyline in the next book.In this book, Rebus' daughter is the victim of a hit and run and Rebus is trying to figure out who is reponsible but he
I never saw it coming, but somehow mystery became my genre of choice. I read very little horror or fantasy anymore and, as Ive written elsewhere, Ive only dabbled minimally in science-fiction. Ive never read a western I liked unless were going to count Cormac McCarthy as a writer of westerns, in which case, okay, I like him and I suppose most of my reading fits into that very nebulous non-genre of literary fiction. You know: T.C. Boyle, Russell Banks, Dave Eggers, Nick Hornby, Chuck Palahniuk,
Detective Inspector Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a suspected war criminal. But an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause. Telford is known to have close links with a Newcastle gangster nicknamed Mr Pink Eyes - a Chechen bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure
This book had several main threads: Nazi war crimes; Drug wars between major gang factions; personal tragedies for Rebus. There are some truly gnarly criminals in this book and Rebus does not escape physical torture in the midst of gang warfare. His daughter is the victim of a hit and run and the uncertain outcome of her condition hangs in the balance, forcing Rebus to make a deal with Cafferty to find the driver. I don't want to spoil the book for others so I will stop there.
I love Rankin novels -- if no other reason the setting of Edinburgh and his attractive hero. But I thought this one was overly complicated. With Japanese and Russian gangsters, Nazi war criminals, trafficked prostitutes, pensioners ferrying drugs, hit and run accidents, and the usual family troubles, one wonders where Rankin was going with this one. I would have liked it better I think if he'd really built on one of these themes in more depths. For example, drawing together the Eastern European
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