Reviews

The Dark Remains by Ian Rankin, William McIlvanney

teabooksandbreathe's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

diane61's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

beckyhendy's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Gran picked this up for me as be both love the tv show Rebus. Really enjoyed and will definitely look into the other books by this author 

midsummerbri's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.75

s_i_h's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lambsears's review against another edition

4.0

New to me, McIlvanney was a highly respected Scottish crime writer who is said to have changed the face of crime fiction, and been the father of 'Tartan noir'.
He died in 2015, leaving amongst his papers the manuscript for a prequel to his first "Laidlaw" novel. Rankin has stepped up and finished the novel admirably. I'm often a little sceptical about living authors who tidy up unfinished manuscripts from late authors, but Rankin has done McIlvanney proud - I'll absolutely be hunting down his other works.

bethanylou's review against another edition

1.0

DNF around 40% in as I just couldn’t get into the story at all

celtic67's review against another edition

5.0

A seamless combination of two top crime writers. It is hard to know who wrote what. I think William would be happy with Ian's writing. Pick it up folks

sineadisreadingagain's review

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sonicboylee's review against another edition

4.0

Really enjoyed it now curious how much Rankin is in in, as few times sure you could have swapped out the pages for any early Rebus.