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Inspector Rebus, mystery No. 17): Probably the last book in the series as Rebus with Rebus turning 60 - this chronicles John Rebus' last ten days as a CID police officer. There's Russians, corrupt politicians, corrupt bankers, drug dealers and two murders… and Rebus and Clarke are hoping to wrap up......more

This is the seventeenth and allegedly last book in Ian Rankin's excellent series featuring Edinburgh Inspector John Rebus. Rebus was already nearly sixty years old before his creator was stunned to discover that sixty was the mandatory retirement age for detectives in Scotland. Accordingly, this boo......more

I had extremely high expectations prior to reading this book. After all, this is the culmination of a long and amazing series. Perhaps, I would say, the best series of crime novels since Chandler. Maybe even better. This was the last one. DI John Rebus's last days before retirement. It was with a mix......more

Do not worry this is not the last Rebus novel. A great story. Rebus like his name is an enigmatic puzzle. The Russian poet Alexander Todorov is murdered in what looks like a mugging. The investigation links Russian businessmen, Rebus’s nemesis Big Ger Cafferty and Rebus is retiring in a week. Lets j......more

Anyone who follows my book reviews is probably already aware that I am a big fan of Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series. Mysteries are my favorite genre and the Rebus series is really one of the best, in my opinion. Rankin can always be counted on to give us believable characters and situations and......more