In a House of Lies
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Publisher Description
A cold case involving a missing private investigator threatens to unearth skeletons from Rebus's past in this "must-read" mystery (Tana French).
Former Detective John Rebus' retirement is disrupted once again when skeletal remains are identified as a private investigator who went missing over a decade earlier. The remains, found in a rusted car in the East Lothian woods, not far from Edinburgh, quickly turn into a cold case murder investigation. Rebus' old friend, Siobhan Clarke is assigned to the case, but neither of them could have predicted what buried secrets the investigation will uncover.
Rebus remembers the original case -- a shady land deal -- all too well. After the investigation stalled, the family of the missing man complained that there was a police cover-up. As Clarke and her team investigate the cold case murder, she soon learns a different side of her mentor, a side he would prefer to keep in the past.
A gripping story of corruption and consequences, this new novel demonstrates that Rankin and Rebus are still at the top of their game.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
An investigation unearths secrets that the police would prefer stay buried in this dark, thrilling Scottish mystery. A body has been found in an abandoned car—and DI Siobhan Clark has just been assigned to the case. When her former mentor John Rebus reveals that the dead man might be a P.I. who went missing 12 years ago, Siobhan is forced to take a hard look at some suspects within the police force—including Rebus himself. Author Ian Rankin is at the top of his game with this particularly taut installment in his long-running Inspector Rebus series. We loved seeing the tension grow as the case highlighted the differences between the old-school cops’ methods and the techniques of modern policing. We were so riveted when we entered the House of Lies that we never wanted to leave.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The discovery of the body of Stuart Bloom, who went missing in 2008, in his car trunk in an isolated wooded area drives Edgar finalist Rankin's intricate 24th Rebus novel (after 2017's Rather Be the Devil). Bloom's ankles being secured with police handcuffs raises questions about the original, possibly corrupt police investigation into the man's disappearance. Semiretired copper John Rebus isn't afraid to step on official toes as he assists Det. Insp. Siobhan Clarke, Det. Insp. Malcolm Fox, and the other members of Police Scotland's Major Crime Division in their efforts to find Bloom's killer. Their attention focuses on low-budget film producer Jackie Ness, who shot a movie called Zombies v Bravehearts in 2008 on the land where the car was found and in which Bloom served as an extra. Meanwhile, Rebus reopens the case of 17-year-old Ellis Meilke, who was sent to prison for the stabbing murder of his girlfriend. In both cases, the path to justice involves making some hard ethical choices. Rankin remains a master of the contemporary police procedural. Author tour.)
Customer Reviews
Not a plot spoiler
I have read all of the Rebus novels and I must say the storyline in this book, In a House of Lies, is one of my favorites in the series. I love an interesting storyline that moves fast and this one did.