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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
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.
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.