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Fleshmarket Close by Ian Rankin
Jul. 14th, 2006 08:31 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around.
Siobhan, meanwhile, has problems of her own. A teenager has disappeared from home and Siobhan is drawn into helping the family, which means travelling closer than is healthy towards the web of a convicted rapist. Then there's the small matter of the two skeletons - a woman and an infant - found bured beneath a concrete cellar floor in Fleshmarket Close. The scene begins to look like an elaborate stunt - but whose, and for what purpose ... ?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Well plotted, some nice twists and hangs together nicely (even if the ending is a little too neat). Well worth a look-see for fans of the genre and another solid addition to Rankin's Rebus series.
An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around.
Siobhan, meanwhile, has problems of her own. A teenager has disappeared from home and Siobhan is drawn into helping the family, which means travelling closer than is healthy towards the web of a convicted rapist. Then there's the small matter of the two skeletons - a woman and an infant - found bured beneath a concrete cellar floor in Fleshmarket Close. The scene begins to look like an elaborate stunt - but whose, and for what purpose ... ?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Well plotted, some nice twists and hangs together nicely (even if the ending is a little too neat). Well worth a look-see for fans of the genre and another solid addition to Rankin's Rebus series.
