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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A developing character from a maturing writerBy Mal WarwickDetective Sergeant (later Inspector Rebus) is pulled from a pressing murder investigation by his boss to become the front man in a new citywide campaign to combat drug trafficking. Since this leaves him with little to do, and since he is consistently an ornery sort, Rebus persists in his investigation even though another officer has been assigned to the case—and resents his interference. In fact, the other officer isn’t convinced that the death of a young heroin addict was a homicide, even though a witness insists it was.Rebus’ involvement with the witness, a difficult young woman, leads him into an investigation of devil worship in . Meanwhile, his boss has taken him to lunch to meet with the wealthy businessmen who are funding the anti-drug campaign. Unsurprisingly, these two strands of the plot converge in a tension-filled tale of accelerating suspense. Reading Hide and Seek makes it clear why author Ian Rankin was encouraged to continue the series—and why it has gone on so long. Like , this is a superior police thriller.Rankin’s venerable series featuring Inspector John Rebus, now 21 strong, began 30 years ago when Rankin was a struggling 26-year-old writer. In the first book in the series, Knots and Crosses (reviewed here), and in Hide and Seek, the second, we meet Detective Sergeant John Rebus of the Edinburgh Police. Like his older incarnation, Rebus is a disagreeable sort, generally unpopular with his fellow officers. However, as Rankin explains in an introduction to Hide and Seek, “the Rebus we meet is still not the fully formed character of the later books. For one thing, he’s still too well-read, quoting from Walt Whitman . . . [and] from the Romantic poets . . . On his hi-fi at home, there’s jazz, but also The Beatles’ White Album (I’d soon have him preferring the Stones.)” In other words, Rebus’ character evolved all the while Rankin’s writing skill matured.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Rebus character developingBy RhiaThe Rebus novels are great reads and this was my second book, because I want to follow the chronology. The first novels (especially the previous one) are written in a rather undeveloped style; evidence of a young novelist. I expect this to get better in later books.One important reason for my reading these books, is that I've visited Edinburgh a few times, and I really enjoy books set in specific environments.Paired with the more lighthearted novels by McCall Smith, they paint an interesting picture of Edinburgh's two faces; the gentler bourgeois setting and the rougher world that probably exists below the pretty facade. Even then, I find the Rebus novels quite cozy reading. Rebus himself may be a character that falls into the cliché of many crime stories; stubborn lone wolf with a sad childhood and a broken marriage, who is constantly picked on by his boss and viewed with suspicion by his colleagues. In contrast to similar British detectives, Rebus is a little better at handling rough situations, because of his previous military training, which is satisfying. The story here is again one of corruption, but a little less personal than in the first book. We see lots of abuse and petty crime in various neighborhoods and get to visit backstreet bars as well as fancy clubs. All in all quite entertaining.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Just O.K.By John A. LefcourteMy first, and last, Rankin book. An O.K. plot but I can't get interested in a book where the Protagonist is neither interesting, personable, nor clever. Rebus is none of the above. It took work to stay with it. Just naming Edinburgh Streets that the characters drive or walk along doesn't add much. Could have been anywhere.I certainly don't understand the glowing reviews here or on the book jacket. I guess it's part of the Publishing Game if you are a successful genre writer to give great reviews of fellow genre writers so that they will reciprocate.

At night the summer sky stays light over Edinburgh. But in a shadowy, crumbling housing development, a junkie lies dead of an overdose, his bruised body surrounded by signs of Satanic worship. Inspector Rebus could call the death and accident--but won't. Instead, he tracks down a violent-tempered young woman who knew the dead boy and heard him cry out his terrifying last words: "Hide! Hide!" Now, with the help of a bright, conflicted young detective, Rebus is following the girl through a brutal world of bad deals, bad dope and bad company. From a beautiful city's darkest side to the private sanctums of the upper crust, Rebus is seeking the perfect hiding place for a killer, in Hide and Seek, the second novel in the series from Ian Rankin.

“Ian Rankin is up there among the best crime novelists at work today.” ?Michael Connelly“A superior series.” ?The New York Times Book “Ian Rankin, you cannot go wrong.” ?The Boston Globe“A novelist of great scope, depth, and power.” ?Jonathan KellermanAbout the AuthorIan Rankin is a worldwide #1 bestselling writer and has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.

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