Bibliograph

Rather be the devil, a novel, Ian Rankin

Type

Label

Rather be the devil, a novel, Ian Rankin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Rather be the devil

Oclc number

949143588

Responsibility statement

Ian Rankin

Series statement

Detective inspector Rebus series, 21

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Rebus investigates a cold case that just turned red hot. As he settles into an uneasy retirement, Rebus has given up his favorite vices. There's just one habit he can't shake: He can't let go of an unsolved case. It's the only pastime he has left, and up until now it's the only one that wasn't threatening to kill him. But when Rebus starts reexamining the facts behind the long-ago murder of a glamorous woman at a luxurious hotel - on the same night a famous rock star and his entourage were also staying there - the past comes roaring back to life with a vengeance. And as soon as Rebus starts asking questions about the long forgotten crime, a fresh body materializes. His inquiries reunite him with his old pals - Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox - as they attempt to uncover the financial chicanery behind the savage beating of an upstart gangster, a crime that suggests the notorious old school crime boss "Big Ger" Cafferty has taken to retirement as poorly as Rebus himself. As he connects the mysteries of the past to those of the present, Rebus learns - the hard way - that he's not the only one with an insatiable curiosity about what happened in that hotel room 40 years ago and that someone will stop at nothing to ensure that the crime remains ancient history.

Target audience

general

Creator