A Song for the Dark Times
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Thrillers & True Crime, Crime & Thrillers
Hardback Published on: 01/10/2020
£20.00
Synopsis
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2021
He's gone...
When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.
Rebus fears the worst – and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.
He wasn’t the best father – the job always came first – but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?
As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast – and a small town with big secrets – he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn’t want to find...
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781409176978
- Number of pages: 336
- Weight: 540g
- Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 34 mm
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A Song for the Dark Times is yet another superb episode in the Rebus detective series
When his daughter Samantha calls to tell him that her partner has gone missing, Rebus drops everything and drives the 250 miles north to provide support fo... READ MORE
Rebus is back - and just as good as ever!
Following a diagnosis of COPD Rebus and Brillo the dog are moving ..... into a smaller garden flat downstairs from where he’s lived for years! DI Siobhan C... READ MORE
Excellent read
I have read many of Ian Rankin’s novels before and most of the Rebus series finding the central character witty and clever.
We begin with Rebus and his do... READ MORE
My first but not my last Rebus
Before I start I have a confession to make, this is my first foray in to the world of Rebus and as a Scottish book blog I am a little ashamed. I’ve always... READ MORE
A Song For the Hard Times
My signed copy has 31 pages missing, these replaced by an earlier 31 pages. Have complained to Waterstones but no response. It's the result of Covid is the... READ MORE
A song for dark times
Another hit from Ian Rankin. Many twist and turns and i changed my mind who had committed the murder right up to the end. If you are a Rebus fan it is for ... READ MORE
Family Strife in the North
Rebus finds himself pulled away from Edinburgh to deal with murder closer to home.
Excellent new adventure in northern Scotland for our cummugedly retired ... READ MORE
Missing pages
I am unable to write a full review as there are a whole section of about 60 pages missing and a section added twice instead This was a signed copy and I wo... READ MORE
A good song.
A very good read and intriguing novel.
A Song for the Dark Times
Simply the best read this year.
Present
This was a Birthday present for a family member which I'm glad I spotted, my family member was very pleased with the latest book from this Author as he's q... READ MORE
Comfort Reading
What can be better than to settle down during these "dark times" and lose yourself in reading a Rebus novel. Ian Rankin seems to be able to produce these w... READ MORE
Loved this book
Found it a compelling read from start to finish! Well written as usual. Great to read another Rebus book!
Another terrific whodunnit from Ian Rankin
Just what I needed in lockdown! An un-put-downable whodunnit from Ian Rankin. Apart from the cleverness of the plot, I always love the nuanced and relatabl... READ MORE
Apt title
Brilliant as usual
A Song for the Dark Times
Ian Rankin is a master of his craft. A Song for the Dark Times is engaging, riveting and as well-written as we've come to expect. As always, Rankin's dialo... READ MORE
Rebus Moves On
As usual Ian Rankin creates a masterful novel in which the reader will struggle to put down this latest tome. Rebus is his usual dogmatic self with the sto... READ MORE
Glad Rebus Is Still Around.
I thought Rebus had retired !
When Rebus gets a call from his daughter saying that her husband has been missing for two days, he jumps in his car and is so... READ MORE
Rebus still going strong
John Rebus heads to the north coast of Scotland after the disappearance of his daughter's partner. Meanwhile in Edinburgh, Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox ... READ MORE
Same old Rebus
Same old Rebus, just how I like him. Even away from Edinburgh he's still able to rub people up, but I wouldn't want him any other way.