Rather Be The Devil

by Ian Rankin

310 pages

English language

Published Aug. 13, 2016

ISBN:: 978-1-4091-5940-7
OCLC Number:: 945564926

John Rebus, now a couple of years into his retirement finds himself drawn into a cold case from the 1970s involving a female socialite, found dead in a bedroom in one of Edinburgh's most luxurious hotels. It's a crime over forty years old, but no one was ever found guilty. Now, Rebus has his own reasons to investigate ... but it is going to set him against some very dangerous people.

5 editions

Didactylos reviewed Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin (John Rebus -- [21])

Not greatly impressed

2 stars

This feels very much like squeezing a little more out of a well wrung out towel. Rebus is pulled back into the action and seems able to go and do whatever he likes despite no longer being in the 'polis'. Strained my credibility. The ending seems rushed and a cop out.

ajft reviewed Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin (John Rebus -- [21])

Review of 'Rather Be The Devil' on 'GoodReads'

4 stars

Really enjoyed this one, after finding some of the other recent Rebus novels a bit of a sameness. Perhaps its just that I've had a break from reading them, anyway, very enjoyable and very much got the feel of the characters at all of their various stages of life

franksbooks reviewed Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin (John Rebus -- [21])

Review of 'Rather Be The Devil' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Ah Ian Check yer pacing, all too rushed.

Ba5ilisk reviewed Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin (John Rebus -- [21])

Review of 'Rather Be The Devil' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I hadnt read a Rebus book for some time and didnt realise how much I enjoyed them.

This time with Malcolm Fox in the mix, we have a classic Rebus story that effortlessly follows on from the earlier series. Almost made better by his retirement and exclusion from the police force