In a House of Lies (Inspector Rebus, #22)

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IN A HOUSE OF LIESEveryone has something to hideA missing private investigator is found, locked in a car hidden deep in the woods Worse still both for his family and the police is that his body was in an area that had already been searched.Everyone has secretsDetective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is part of a new inquiry, combing through the mistakes of the original case There were always suspicions over how the investigation was handled and now after a decade without answers it s time for the truth.Nobody is innocentEvery officer involved must be questioned, and it seems everyone on the case has something to hide, and everything to lose But there is one man who knows where the trail may lead and that it could be the end of him John Rebus. Read In a House of Lies (Inspector Rebus, #22) by Ian Rankin – kino-fada.fr So Ian Rankin gives us the 22nd in the Edinburgh series featuring the iconic DI John Rebus, except Rebus is retired, although when was that ever going to stop him He may well have given up the fags and curbed his excessive need for the drink, he may well have trouble climbing the stairs with his emphysema but he has not forgotten his well honed detective gut instincts A group of schoolboys in Poretoun wood discover a well hidden red VW polo, in the boot is the body of a dead man with his feet So Ian Rankin gives us the 22nd in the Edinburgh series featuring the iconic DI John Rebus, except Rebus is retired, although when was that ever going to stop him He may well have given up the fags and curbed his excessive need for the drink, he may well have trouble climbing the stairs with his emphysema but he has not forgotten his well honed detective gut instincts A group of schoolboys in Poretoun wood discover a well hidden red VW polo, in the boot is the body of a dead man with his feet in handcuffs The dead man turns out to be gay private inv...Rebus may have been told that he is in a managed decline, but I m delighted to say that Ian Rankin certainly isn t In A House Of Lies is excellent.When long dead body is discovered in an abandoned car Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox are part of the MIT investigating Rebus, now well retired from the force, was part of the original investigation and becomes involved in this, too not always to the delight of the team It s classic Rankin complex, well structured and nuanced, with his three ce Rebus may have been told that he is in a managed decline, but I m delighted to say that Ian Rankin certainly isn t In A House Of Lies is excellent.When long dead body is discovered in an abandoned car Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox are part of the MIT investigating Rebus, now well retired from the force, was part of the original investigation and becomes involved in this, too not always to the delight of the team It s classic Rankin complex, well st...Well there s nothing stopping Rebus is there Coming back on the scene for a cold case and getting into some really troubling lies.Set in Edinburgh, it s familiar territory as far as the city goes, but there s nothing familiar about what Rebus finds in this novel.Tip Venture yee not into Poretoun woods near the city Oh they re fictional thank goodness Just as well.Loved the warmth and humour of the novel that only Rebus Rankin can give I ve been on a wacky race around Edinburgh a few times Well there s nothing stopping Rebus is there Coming back on the scene for a cold case and getting into some really troubling lies.Set in Edinburgh, it s familiar territory as far as the city goes, but there s nothing familiar about what Rebus fi...A dead body from an investigation years back turns up in a car and what are the chances that retired DI Rebus will know who he is and about the case Odds on if you know anything about Rebus from previous experience.Once he knows about the body, he does his usual of trying to get in on the case and find out what s going on Mainly to cover his back as he was on the original investigation and also because, as we know with Rebus, he just can t help himself The current crew investigating do their A dead body from an investigation years back turns up in a car and what are the chances that retired DI Rebus will know who he is and about the case Odds on if you know anything about Rebus from previous experience.Once he knows about the body, he does his usual of trying to get in on ...Ian Rankin s legendary creation John Rebus may have retired from the police force, but he s lost none of his investigation skills With over twenty books in the Rebus series Rankin, like the detective himself, shows no sign of slowing down.In A House Of Lies is dramatic, thrilling surprising It s also full of humour great dialogue. that s just the first two chapters.It is perhapsof a John Rebus Siobhan Clarke thriller, as Rebus is now retired it s not quite as e Ian Rankin s legendary creation John Rebus may have retired from the police force, but he s lost none of his investigation skills With over twenty books in the Rebus series Rankin, like the detective himself, shows no sign of slowing down.In A House ...In a House of Lies is, of course, the latest book about John Rebus, sometime DI with Lothian and Borders Police That will be enough for most people to just decide to read it would was be enough for me But as this series evolves, Rankin continues to develop his characters and to address new challenges and there is a fair bit here to analyse, so please indulge me.Rebus is now retired and in declining health Ill with COPD the two flights of stairs to his flat becoming a definite issue , h In a House of Lies is, of course, the latest book about John Rebus, sometime DI with Lothian and Borders Police That will be enough for most people to just decide to read it would was be enough for me But as this series evolves, Rankin continues to develop his characters and to address new challenges and there is a fair bit here to analyse, so please indulge me.Rebus is now retired and in declining health Ill with COPD the ...I would like to thank Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group for an advance copy of In a House of Lies, the twenty second novel to feature Edinburgh based former DI John Rebus of Police Scotland.When an abandoned car is found down a gully in some woods further investigation uncovers a skeleton in the boot DI Siobhan Clarke is seconded to the investigative team, closely followed by Rebus inserting himself into the investigation because not only does he know who the skeleton is he was part of the t I would like to thank Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group for an advance copy of In a House of Lies, the twenty second novel to feature Edinburgh based former DI John Rebus of Police Scotland.When an abandoned car is found down a gully in some woods further investigation uncovers a skeleton in the boot DI Siobhan Clarke is seconded to the investigative team, closely followed by Rebus inserting himself into the investigation because not only does he know who the skeleton is he was part of the team that investigated the original disappearance As that investigation made little headway and was subject to several complaints by the victim s family DI Malcolm Fox is sent to investigate the original enquiry.I thoroughly enjoyed In a House of Lies which is an appealing mix of genuine mystery, lies, misdirection, personality clashes and a dash of black humour, all told in a very r...I have a soft spot for Rebus given it was this series that got me interested in reading crime fiction in the first place, and I can t believe we still have new additions to it so many years after it began, not that there is any reason to stop producing a series that is universally popular This is, in fact, the twenty second novel to feature Edinburgh based former Detective Inspector John Rebus of Police Scotland You often find as a series wears on that the author becomes a little despondent an I have a soft spot for Rebus given it was this series that got me interested in reading crime fiction in the first place, and I can t believe we still have new additions to it so many years after it began, not that there is any reason to stop producing a series that is universally popular This is, in fact, the twenty second novel to feature Edinburgh based former Detective Inspector John Rebus of Police Scotland You often find as a series wears on that the auth...The writing was excellent of course The characters are quite a number of old friends The plot is intriguing and fairly complicated but unrolls to a very satisfactory conclusion I enjoyed it but do you know what I really wish Rebus wasn t retired and he wasn t sick It makes me ...A very well structured plot, has to be to keep the long retired Rebus having a credible role A body discovered in woodland turns out to be the missing person from a Rebus case in 2006, with Clarke on the investigating team...

In a House of Lies (Inspector Rebus, #22)
  • English
  • 24 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 370 pages
  • 1409176886
  • Ian Rankin
  • In a House of Lies (Inspector Rebus, #22)