Right now I’m very completely happy to be sharing my ideas on Midnight and Blue, the newest Rebus thriller from Ian Rankin. With what occurred on the finish of the earlier ebook, I used to be very excited, and curious, to get studying. Right here’s what the ebook is all about:
Launch Date: 10 October 2024
Writer: Orion
In regards to the Ebook
JOHN REBUS SPENT HIS LIFE AS A DETECTIVE PUTTING EDINBURGH’S MOST DEADLY CRIMINALS BEHIND BARS.
NOW, HE’S JOINED THEM.
As new allies and previous enemies circle, and the times and nights bleed into one another, even the legendary detective struggles to maintain his head.
That’s, till a homicide at midnight in a locked cell presents a brand new thriller. They are saying previous habits die exhausting…
Nevertheless, it is a case the place the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everybody has one thing to cover.
With no badge, no authority and no security web, Rebus walks a tightrope – together with his life on the road.
However how do you discover a killer in a spot stuffed with them?
My Ideas
You need to hand it to Ian Rankin. 25 books right into a collection and, in contrast to it’s lead character, John Rebus, it actually doesn’t really feel previous. Positive, characters have come and gone over the course of the books – one very a lot to the detriment of Rebus, his previous nemesis, Ger Cafferty. That doesn’t cease Cafferty from casting a protracted shadow over Rebus’ life, particularly as Rebus is now serving time at His Majesty’s pleasure after one remaining twist of their lengthy standing sport of cat and mouse.
And that is partly what makes this ebook so contemporary and so enjoyable to learn. We’re used to seeing Rebus assist put individuals behind bars, and now he’s one among them. Slightly ‘joke’ gone horribly mistaken and Rebus will get to spend his days within the firm of people that have greater than a small cause to carry a grudge, together with Darryl Christie. Though it appears Christie may very well have Rebus’ again as thanks for lastly, and completely, deposing Cafferty from his gangland throne. Unusual bedfellows certainly and anybody who is aware of the backstory to those two diametrically opposed characters will perceive why. It creates an extra factor of pressure in an already taught state of affairs, however add within the homicide of one among Rebus’ cell block residents and the scene is about for battle and for Rebus to reunite with a few of his former associates and colleagues in addition to put his investigative expertise to the check as soon as extra. As soon as a detective, all the time a detective.
Alongside this homicide is the case of a lacking teenage woman which is being investigated by Siobhan Clarke. She is at a brand new station with a brand new associate and staff, however nonetheless not in a position to minimize the strings that bind her and Rebus. This explicit thread is without doubt one of the darker parts of the ebook, with hyperlinks to exploitation, medicine, and an extra homicide for the staff to research. I actually like Siobhan as a personality, and love how she has developed from mentee to mentor, supporting the newer, youthful, Detectives as they begin to lead on their very own circumstances.
In addition to some new faces, all the previous faithfuls are right here, together with Malcolm Fox who, it seems, nonetheless can’t get the perfect of Rebus even when he’s locked behind bars. In actual fact, regardless of some character traits that had been undoubtedly Fox via and thru, there have been issues that Fox did that I used to be not anticipating in any respect. He’s clearly blended up in what occurred within the jail, however the whys and wherefores stay a carefully guarded secret till simply the proper second, and the fallout is one thing that took me without warning. In actual fact, the entire ebook did to be honest, and as a lot because it was filled with the standard pressure, doubly so given that you simply really feel as thought Rebus must always watch his again, it nonetheless delivers one thing actually particular and distinctive, conserving the killers effectively and actually hidden from readers
I truly listened to the audiobook partially, narrated brilliantly as soon as once more by James McPherson. He actually attracts you into the narrative, and is one among my favorite audiobook narrators to hearken to. The pacing within the ebook is spot on, with Ian Rankin delivering a tremendous sense of place, be it the claustrophobic cells of HMP Edinburgh a.okay.a. ‘Saughton’, the varied Police stations by which the motion takes place, or the streets of Edinburgh, which provides a very immersive studying expertise. Add within the trademark banter, the very definition of a locked room/cell thriller, and an entire host of suspects you wouldn’t wish to flip your again on for lengthy and that is maybe top-of-the-line Rebus novels so far. Beloved it. Positively really useful for followers of the collection.
In regards to the Writer
Ian Rankin is the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages and have been tailored for radio, the stage and the display.
Rankin is the recipient of 4 Crime Writers’ Affiliation Dagger Awards, together with the Diamond Dagger, the UK’s most prestigious award for crime fiction. In the US, he has gained the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has gained Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the German Deutscher Krimipreis.
He’s the recipient of honorary levels from universities throughout the UK, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, and has acquired an OBE for his companies to literature.
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