The naming of the dead

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Title:

The naming of the dead

Author:

Rankin, Ian, author.

Series:

Inspector Rebus ;

Series Number:

16.

Summary:

When an international delegate falls to his death during a dinner at Edinburgh Castle, Inspector John Rebus is given what looks like a simple suicide to write up. Even as he keeps it out of the headlines, Rebus probes where no probing is wanted. Rebus also investigates the grisly murder of a recently paroled rapist.

General Note:

Originally published: London : Orion, 2006.

Edition:

1st Back Bay trade paperback ed.

Physical Description:

452 p. ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Corporate Subject:

Group of Eight (Organization) -- Fiction.

Subject Term:

Rebus, Inspector (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Serial murderers -- Fiction.

Police -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Little, Brown,

Electronic Access:

Publisher description
Contributor biographical information

Publication Date:

2010

ISBN:

9780316099264

Publication Information:

New York : Little, Brown, 2010.

Call Number:

RANKIN

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus's reputation precedes him, and his bosses don't want him anywhere near Presidents Bush and Putin, which explains why he's manning an abandoned police station when a call comes in. During a preconference dinner at Edinburgh Castle, a delegate has fallen to his death. Accident, suicide, or something altogether more sinister? And is it linked to a grisly find close to the site of the gathering? Are the world's most powerful men at risk from a killer? While the government and secret services attempt to hush the whole thing up, Rebus knows he has only seventy-two hours to find the answers.

Author Notes

Ian Rankin lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

James Gale proves an excellent choice to narrate this latest entry to the long-running Inspector Rebus series. It's 2005 and Rebus is mourning the unexpected death of his brother. It is a death that will cause a lot of introspective musings for the detective as he sees his retirement edging over the horizon. But soon Rebus and his partner are after a possible serial killer who is doing in former sex offenders. Add to that the apparent suicide of an MP and the horror of the London subway bombings, and you have another first-rate Scottish mystery, that is only enhanced by Gale's performance. Gale's gruff, gravelly delivery brings just the right amount of world weariness to his characterization of Rebus. With the rich array of accents at his disposal, Gale is equally effective in his portrayal of Rankin's supporting characters, especially the smug amoral crime boss Cafferty, who comes across as a smirking, self-satisfied alley cat with fresh bird feathers in his whiskers. Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hardcover (Reviews, Jan. 22). (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

With all the leaders of the free world in town, who but Inspector Rebus can determine whether one's deadly fall was an accident? The bristly inspector is entering his 20th year. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.