Synopsis
A brilliant collection of short stories from No.1 bestselling author Ian Rankin.
Over the years, Ian Rankin has amassed an incredible portfolio of short stories. Published in crime magazines, composed for events, broadcast on radio, they all share the best qualities of his phenomenally popular Rebus novels.
Ranging from the macabre ('The Hanged Man') to the unfortunate ('The Only True Comedian') right back to the sinister ('Someone Got To Eddie') they all bear the hallmark of great crime writing. Of even more interest to his many fans, Ian includes seven Inspector Rebus stories in this collection...
Reviews
The short stories demonstrate in miniature the extraordinary extent and range of Rankin's output, his evocation of character and atmosphere as well as narrative pace
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
BEGGARS BANQUET is a reminder that the tapas lunch of a collection of stories can be just as enjoyable as a novel's three-course meal
SUNDAY TIMES
A superior collection of chilling crime thrillers from the master of characterisation ... explores the gritty underworld of Edinburgh and proves a fascinating insight into the minds of the dangerous and the deadly
OK!
Each story perfectly judged and bearing all the hallmarks of a writer at the peak of his powers. Great summer reading
TIME OUT
This collection proves that Rankin is a skilled practitioner of the difficult art of crime fiction in miniature
SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE
Product Details
- Popular Fiction
- Crime and Thriller
- 384 pages
- 197mm x 127mm x 25mm
- ISBN-13 Number: 9781409102373
- Publication Date: August 2008
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