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Rebus is back. And he’s not getting old, age seem just a number for him and his creator, Ian Rankin. He’s 21 books old now. Rather Be The Devil is the new entitlement released on November, 3rd. When I heard earlier this year that Ian Rankin has rejected to my request for an interview with for a third time in three years, I thought, ‘Oh Boy! Either I am a pretty bad interviewer or he’s upto something really good. Probably a new Rebus novel. I’ll take that gladly, sir.’ Rebus is into his retirement for almost a couple of years now. But curiosity is a disease and when one’s neurone start sending the type of electrical signals, the giant awakens. […]
BOOK REVIEW: Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin Posted November 10, 2016 by @amanhimself in 5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Crime & Mystery, Thrillers / 0 Comments Rebus is back. And he’s not getting old, age seem just a number for him and his creator, Ian Rankin. He’s 21 books old now. Rather Be The D
BOOK REVIEW: Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin Posted November 14, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 2 Comments There are few authors who after becoming bestsellers keep on improving as a writer. With them, their characters grow, their stories become unforgettable
BOOK REVIEW: Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin Posted November 2, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 4 Comments John Rebus is back. Old, fat, still surviving on booze and nicotine. This time he is back with some old fellows as DI Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox, and his old Dr. Hyde resembler
BOOK REVIEW: Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin Posted October 22, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 14 Comments One of the good things about the contemporary crime fiction that can happen to itself is John Rebus and his creator Ian Rankin. Without Ian Rankin, there would have been
BOOK REVIEW: Tooth And Nail by Ian Rankin Posted August 8, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments Tooth and Nail is the third novel by Ian Rankin featuring Inspector John Rebus. Rebus is sent to London to help detectives hunt a serial killer dubbed the Wolfman by the press. In the previ
BOOK REVIEW: Dead Souls by Ian Rankin Posted May 14, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 2 Comments This is my fifteenth John Rebus novel, and before starting this book I had a question in my mind. When an author as successful as Rankin has been with his tough and idiomatic Scottish thrillers,
BOOK REVIEW: The Hanging Garden by Ian Rankin Posted March 25, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 0 Comments The Hanging Garden by Ian Rankin is the ninth novel in John Rebus series. I have never felt that I should read Rankin’s Rebus series in chronological order. I feel, by
Book Review: Strip Jack by Ian Rankin Posted February 7, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 0 Comments Rebus’ life is full of twists and turns, some are the creation of his own actions along with jeopardising investigations he is often involved in. Strip Jack is another one of
A COOL HEAD BY IAN RANKIN: A BOOK REVIEW Posted February 21, 2014 by @amanhimself in Books, Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 0 Comments Ian Rankin’s A COOL HEAD is a one hour read. Very light read, just 107 pages, written for the BBC’s Quick Read series which “are designed to be read and enjoyed by avid r
SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE by IAN RANKIN- A BOOK REVIEW Posted January 31, 2014 by @amanhimself in Books, Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 0 Comments There is no doubt why Ian Rankin is one of the best crime fiction writer in all over Britain. And Certainly John Rebus is the “Sherlock Holmes” of modern cr