Even dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin

Retired Detective Inspector John Rebus of Edinburgh feels like an old-fashioned, grumpy, hard-living old friend that you can't help but feel affection for. So much so that writer Ian Rankin has given in to reader demand and keeps bringing him out of retirement. This time teaming up again with his alter ego DI Malcolm Fox, and Rebus' old partner and friend DI Siobahn Clarke, as well as his old nemesis, career criminal Gerry Cafferty.

Even Dogs in the Wild sees a senior lawyer murdered in his own home with an ominous note in his wallet. When Gerry Cafferty is shot at and receives the same note, Clarke and Fox consult with Rebus; the only person connected with the police that Cafferty will speak to.

As the story unfolds, more deaths and notes come to light as the three investigators slowly unravel the past, and how the targeted men are connected through the worst types of wrong-doing.

The city of Edinburgh itself feels like another character in Rankin's books, an alternate seedy side to the tourist city described in detail and with affection.

If you are an Ian Rankin fan, you will not be disappointed. If you have not read Rankin's books before, Even Dogs in the Wild is a great place to start and then you will have the pleasure of another nineteen  Rebus books to savour! Recommended.

Posted by Katrina

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