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The Naming of the Dead (Inspector Rebus #16)

The Naming of the Dead - Ian Rankin

bookshelves: published-2004, film-only, edinburgh, britain-scotland, mystery-thriller, winter-20112012

Read on February 08, 2012

 

  As Edinburgh prepares to play host to the World Trade Summit, an unidentified body is found in the grounds of the conference hotel. And soon after development minister Ben Webster is found dead beneath the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle. As Rebus begins preliminary investigations, he is warned off the case by the special branch commander.

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4* - Tooth and Nail (1991)
3* - Hide and Seek (1991)
3* - Strip Jack (1992)
4* - A Good Hanging (1992)
3* - The Black Book (1993)
3* - Mortal Causes (1994)
3* - Let it Bleed (1995)
TR - Blood Hunt (1995)
4* - Black and Blue (1997)
3* - The Hanging Garden (1998)
3* - Dead Souls (1999)
3* - Set in Darkness (2000)
4* - The Falls (2001)
4* - Resurrection Men (2002)
2* - Beggar's Banquet (2002)
4* - A Question of Blood (2003)
4* - Fleshmarket Close (2004)
2* - Rebus's Scotland (2005)
4* - The Naming Of The Dead(2006)
TR - Exit Music (2007)
4* - The complaints (2009)

 

The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus' reputation precedes him, and his bosses don't want him anywhere near Presidents Bush and Putin, which explains why he's manning an abandoned police station when a call comes in.