The Beat Goes On
The Complete Rebus Stories
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3.7 • 21 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A collection of short stories featuring Ian Rankin's beloved detectective, John Rebus, including two never-before-published tales.
Brilliant, irascible and frequently frustrating to both his friends and his long-suffering bosses, John Rebus has made the dark places of Edinburgh his home for over two decades. In these gripping, fast-paced tales, the legendary Scottish detective investigates the sinister cases that are his specialty, including a gruesome student death, the brutal murder of a woman at the crux of a love triangle, an audacious jewel heist, suspicious happenings at a nursing home, and an ominous email that brings a family's darkest secrets to light.
From his beginnings as a young Detective Constable in Dead and Buried right up to his dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in The Very Last Drop, Rebus shines in these stories, confirming his status as one of crime fiction's most compelling, brilliant, and unforgettable characters.
The Beat Goes On is the ultimate Ian Rankin treasure trove—a must-have book for crime fiction aficionados and a superb introduction for anyone looking to experience DI John Rebus, and the dark, twist-filled crimes he investigates.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The 31 rewarding stories in Edgar-winner Rankin's complete John Rebus collection span the Scottish detective's entire career, from his early days as a policeman learning the ropes right up to the time of his quasi-retirement. The best entries, such as "A Good Hanging," which involves a murder disguised as a suicide during the Edinburgh fringe festival, feel like short novels. "Auld Lang Syne," a superb tale set during a riotous New Year's celebration, has a well-observed, even literary feel, while others offer traditional cases, such as "The Trap," in which Rebus uncovers the truth about an aging husband's deadly fall. Some Rebus fans will be familiar with many of the selections, which have been collected previously, but six have never been published in book form and two are written just for this volume. At short form, the hard-drinking, chain-smoking, no-respect-for-authority Rebus, the star of 20 novels, remains a compelling character, and this thick tome is a welcome addition to the Rankin canon.
