I’m very glad that I didn’t originally read this series in order because, to be honest, had I read this book first I doubt very much whether I would have gone on to read any of the others. Apparently Rankin hadn’t originally intended it to become a series – he wrote this as a one-off, as an examination of a damaged man, suffering from PTSD following his experiences in the SAS. This is the first book in what became the long-running Rebus series, and it is very different in style from the way the series developed later. Soon the discovery of the bodies of the girls makes the case even more serious, and the race is on to find the killer before any more girls go missing He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.Three young girls have been abducted from the streets of Edinburgh, and Detective Sergeant John Rebus has been assigned to the team investigating the disappearances. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. He has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to literature. He has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. Jonathan Kellerman About the Author Ian Rankin is the worldwide #1 bestselling writer of the Inspector Rebus mysteries, including Knots and Crosses, Hide and Seek, Let It Bleed, Black and Blue, Set in Darkness, Resurrection Men, A Question of Blood, The Falls and Exit Music.
The Boston Globe A novelist of great scope, depth, and power. The New York Times Book Review Ian Rankin, you cannot go wrong. San Francisco Chronicle A superior series. Rankin gives his inspector a refreshing personality. Review Quotes A police procedural for readers weary of those stuffy cops who lack a sense of humor and spirit. Strip Jack is a stellar entry in Ian Rankins Inspector Rebus series, which The New York Times calls A superior series. Now Rebus is on a new quest-to find a killer who holds all the cards. When Jacks flamboyant wife Elizabeth disappears, Rebus uncovers a full-house of orgies, drunken parties, an incestuous Pack of deceitful chums.and ultimately Elizabeths badly beaten body.
Enter Detective John Rebus: he smells a set-up. When hes caught in a police raid on an Edinburgh brothel, his house of cards begins to topple. Book Synopsis Gregor Jack has it all: young, wealthy, and charming, hes a highly respected member of Parliament, with a beautiful wife-and a closet bursting with skeletons.
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