A Good Hanging

Author(s): Ian Rankin

Crime

Edinburgh is a city steeped in history and tradition, a seat of learning, of elegant living, known as the 'Athens of the North'. But that isn't all. The city's flip-side is a city of grudges, blackmail, violence, greed and fear - where past and present clash and old wounds fester. In any year Detective Inspector John Rebus can expect gang warfare, murder, assault and battery at the very least. In this collection he investigates the hanging of a student actor during the Festival, an arson attack on a bird watcher and the witnessing of an apparent miracle...


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Reissued in the stunning new livery alongside EXIT MUSIC - new in paperback. Ian Rankin is a regular No.1 bestseller and Guardian fastseller. He has won numerous awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger and the Edgar Award. Ian Rankin makes up more than 10% of all UK crime sales. He also constantly gets excellent reviews: 'Powerful, fast moving and compulsive. Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist' Express '[Rankin's] consistent level of excellence is unmatched in the field of British crime writing' The Times 'Rankin uses his laconic prose as a literary paint stripper, scouring away pretensions to reveal the unwholesome reality beneath' Independent 'Rankin's ability to create a credible character, delivering convincing dialogue to complement sinister and hard-hitting plots set against vividly detailed atmosphere is simply awesome' Time Out

Ian Rankin is a regular No.1 bestseller, and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Diamond Dagger. He lives with his family in Edinburgh, and in 2003 received an OBE for his services to literature.

General Fields

  • : 9781409102380
  • : 104129
  • : 104129
  • : 0.218
  • : August 2008
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 20mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ian Rankin
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 823.914
  • : 272