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Title | : | The Falls (Inspector Rebus #12) |
Author | : | Ian Rankin |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 479 pages |
Published | : | October 29th 2001 by Orion (first published 2001) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Cultural. Scotland |

Ian Rankin
Paperback | Pages: 479 pages Rating: 4.03 | 9695 Users | 447 Reviews
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A student has gone missing in Edinburgh and there’s very little for Detective Inspector John Rebus to go on apart from his gut feeling that there’s more to this case than a runaway high on unaccustomed freedom.Two leads emerge: a carved wooden doll in a tiny coffin and an Internet role playing game. Rebus concentrates on the coffin, eerily reminiscent of sixteen similar relics found on a hillside in 1836, leaving DC Siobhan Clarke to deal with the cyberspace Quizmaster. She’s young enough to navigate the net, but she may not have the experience to spot the pitfalls in a game where lives depend on split second timing. With Rebus buried two hundred years in the past, DC Clarke is going to need more than just luck to save both their skins — professional and personal
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Original Title: | The Falls |
ISBN: | 0752844059 (ISBN13: 9780752844053) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Inspector Rebus #12, Inspector Rebus #12 |
Characters: | Inspector John Rebus |
Setting: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Literary Awards: | Barry Award Nominee for Best British Crime Novel (2002), Deutscher Krimi Preis for 2. Platz International (2003) |
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Ratings: 4.03 From 9695 Users | 447 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books The Falls (Inspector Rebus #12)
DI Rebus has a new love interest. He's starting to think (just a wee bit) about his drinking, and he can't help getting in trouble with his superiors. Can ex-lover Gill Templar keep him under control?Interesting premise, a "Quizmaster" in contact with the murdered daughter of a banker. Then in contact with Rebus' protege Siobhan Clarke. A lot of background on mysterious mini-coffins and strange goings-on by Victorian-era coroners which goes on a bit too long. Siobhan has a very strong role inThis is one of these series that give the illusion of extraordinary depth. That's because the characters, including the main character DI Rebus are meshed as one with the story. The people in this book are also meshed with their place of work.Here Gill Templer has taken over the rein as chief from her former boss, The Farmer. Gill was the ex girlfriend of John Rebus, if a one night stand can be alluded to that. She is prickly towards Rebus as she well knows that he is a loose cannon. They clash
THE FALLS VGRankin, Ian 12th in seriesThe disappearance of a female student, the discovery of a small wooden coffin, and an Internet role-playing game lead Rebus to wonder at the connection to 16 similar coffins found in 1836, and other previous disappearances. Rankin provides another very good procedural with diverse and interesting characters. A very well-done series.

A tad bit disappointing read, with obvious suspects and a Rebus looking more like the buffoonish James Bond aka 007, than what he has been portrayed so far!My Rating - 2/5
'The Falls", published in 2000 about midstream in Ian Rankin's Rebus series, is an early example of what happens when data can be used more extensively in crime investigations. In this case, the death of a young female college student occurs near Edinburgh, with an odd artifact found nearby. The item also happens to be similar to those found near previous unsolved homicides over the past couple decades but never linked together. Using data, the cops eventually identify the links and continue
Although I enjoyed this book, I had problems staying with it. I'm not sure why. It seemed a little on the slow side. Sometimes I think Rankin draws things out a little too much, packs perhaps a little too much detail. Or it could be that my mind wasn't totally in it because of other things going on in my life. When the privileged daughter of a banker disappears, Rebus and his fellow detectives soon discover that things are a lot more complicated than they first appear. A small coffin is found
I missed Rebus and the whole atmosphere of Ian Rankin's Edinburgh. The crime is a mixture of internet, role playing games, quizzes and the Rich and affluent citizens of Edinburgh. The falls is the seat of the Balfour family, and their daughter Philippa 'Flip' Balfour goes missing and Rebus and his colleagues are trying to find what happened to her.I enjoy the familiarity of the setting, the recurring characters in this twelfth novel in the series.
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