The Black Book - Brossura

Rankin, Ian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 031256564X ISBN 13: 9780312565640

Casa editrice: Minotaur Books, 2009

Riassunto

Five years after the unsolved arson destruction of a seedy hotel in Edinburgh, the discovery of a murdered body at the scene prompts Inspector John Rebus to defy his superiors by reopening the case, which he believes to be linked to a cryptic black notebook. Reprint.

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L'autore:

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. He has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to literature. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.

Product Description:

Five years ago, a mysterious fire burned Edinburgh's seed Central Hotel to ashes. Long-forgotten and unsolved, the case reappears when a charred body--with a bullet in its head--is found amongst the ruins. Inspector John Rebus knows that his superiors would rather he let sleeping dogs lie. He knows that part of the answer lies somewhere in a cryptic black notebook. Ane he knows that to solve the case, he'll have to peel back layer upon layer of unspeakable secrets to arrive at the truth. . .The "Sunday Telegraph "raves, "No one captures the noirish side of the city as well as Rankin," and "The Black Book "is one of his best.

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• Editore: Minotaur Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 031256564X
• ISBN 13: 9780312565640
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 326