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Finished my first book for the #AwesomeAugust readathon, one sent to me from a #BookCrossing friend!

This Rebus mystery had the Edinburgh Festival as a backdrop and dealt with themes of organized crime and radical political groups.

@Andrew65

The next in the Detective Rebus series. Not as thrilled with this one, but it reads quickly and all of John Rebus‘ foibles are on display. He gets bounced around by different law enforcement branches and different criminal branches. Not a neatly wrapped package, but potential for future conflict. This is one of my favorite mystery series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rebus number 6 and Rankin has hit his stride. A gruesome murder leads to an investigation into Loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast and their Scottish links. John Rebus is one of the most well-rounded, flawed, attractive and cliché-free detectives in the genre.

Detective John Rebus is always a great character to read about in Ian Rankin books

I wasn‘t going to participate in Dewey‘s #readathon because I have an out-of-town commitment that will take most of the day. However, I love this event so much and have done it for so many years that I just had to sign up. At least I can listen to an audiobook while driving, and hopefully I‘ll get to one of these books on my stack when I get home!

A Rebus book is always a good time, despite the grimness of the murders. I love visiting Edinburgh through these pages. This installment, despite being written in the 90s, doesn't feel that dated. Technology takes a back seat to the investigation.

Insert Turdis joke here 😂😂💩