Hide and Seek

By Ian Rankin

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Average Rating: (See all reviews) Format: Paperback, 224 pages Published In: United States, December 1997 Quantity Available: 206 Ships within 6-10 days In a crumbling housing development in Edinburgh, a junkie lies dead of an overdose, his body surrounded by signs of Satanic worship. John Rebus tracks down a young woman who knew the dead boy and heard him cry out his terrifying last words: "Hide! Hide!" Now, with the help of a bright, young detective, Rebus is following the girl through a brutal world of bad deals, bad dope and bad company, seeking the perfect hiding place for a killer. Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 0312963971 EAN: 9780312963972 Dimensions: 17.25 x 10.64 x 1.68 centimeters (0.11 kg)

This is a very good book. Ian Rankin writes about his character Inspector Rebus in such a readable way, the pages just pass by while we read the life of Rebus.

I think that Rankin's one weakness is the ending of his books (this may relate to his earlier books more than the later ones) in that they seem awfully rushed and a little fanciful. Once the obligatory action scenes have died down, Rankin reverts to his true form of quality writing.