Fleshmarket Alley: An Inspector Rebus Novel
by Ian Rankin
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Author: Ian RankinEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-01
ISBN: 0316010405
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Book Review: Nickname Problems
Summary: 3 Stars
I began the Rebus series with great enjoyment, but they have slipped recently. One glaring problem in this one is that Rebus has suddenly started calling his colleague Sibohan by the nickname "Shiv." In a previous novel, Sibohan (Shiv-aughn) has expressed to the reader her frustration with everyone calling her "Shiv" but she is happy that Rebus doesn't. (Rebus abides no nicknames himself, and hardly even allows anyone to call him John.)
I want to see more of Rebus' personal life and explore why he has apparently never had a successful relationship with another human being--including a brother that Rebus claims not to even know where he lives. In the previous two novels, John has had a casual relationship with a woman named Jean, but she is not even mentioned in this one. Surely he should have a passing thought about her, at least.
Summary of Fleshmarket Alley: An Inspector Rebus Novel
#1 international bestseller Ian Rankin sends Inspector John Rebus into the dark streets of Edinburgh's flesh trade when a shocking murder exposes an even more sinister underworld.Inspector John Rebus has confronted Edinburgh's most hardened criminals, its bloodiest crime scenes, and its most dangerous backstreets--but nothing could prepare him for what he finds on Fleshmarket Alley.
In the city's red-light district, men go to live out their fantasies, and women with no other choice sell their bodies to make a buck. It's a neighborhood of lost inhibitions, scruples, and dreams. In its seediest clubs, refugees seeking asylum in Scotland are subjected to the whims of the most ruthless characters in the crime world--men Rebus knows all too well.
With his singular knack for making crime captivating, Ian Rankin delivers his most explosive mystery to date, fulfilling the promise millions of readers in the United Kingdom and America have seen throughout his accomplished career.
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