Recently retired, Rebus is working in a small unit which looks into old, unsolved cases. Still famed for his unconventional methods and still heavily smoking and drinking, he remains in contact with old comrades and villains alike. Fans will know Siobhan Clarke and Big Ger Cafferty, to name a couple, newcomers will be happy just following along. The story involves several missing girls who may or may not be dead. After Rebus retired in Exit Music and Rankin delved into new areas he developed one Malcolm Fox (The Complaints) whom he now ingeniously introduces here into a minor role which we just know will be developed in future books. Interestingly the cold case being investigated is in the north so taking Rebus out of Edinburgh. ~ Sarah Broadhurst
Ian Rankin says of the return of Rebus:
“I felt there was unfinished business between the two of us. He had never really gone away but was working for Edinburgh's cold case unit. And I knew I had a story that was a perfect fit for him.”
Longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2014.
June 2013 Book of the Month.
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The 18th Inspector Rebus novel from Ian Rankin.
A series of seemingly random disappearances - stretching back to the millennium. A mother determined to find the truth. A retired cop desperate to get his old life back...
It's been some time since Rebus was forced to retire, and he now works as a civilian in a cold-case unit. So when a long-dead case bursts back to life, he can't resist the opportunity to get his feet under the CID desk once more. But Rebus is as stubborn and anarchic as ever, and he quickly finds himself in deep with pretty much everyone, including DI Siobhan Clarke. All Rebus wants to do is uncover the truth. The big question is: can he be the man he once was and still stay on the right side of the law?
Standing in Another Man's Grave features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Books of the Month, Thriller and Suspense, Book Club Recommendations, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Standing in Another Man's Grave is available in Paperback, Hardback
Standing in Another Man's Grave was written by Ian Rankin and published by Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
Standing in Another Man's Grave has 422 pages
Yes it is part of The Inspector Rebus Series series
£8.99
