Ian Rankin. A QUESTION OF BLOOD. Orion, 2003.
Another older Rebus novel found at the Sardis OAP clubroom. I remember this one from television. The novel seems more convoluted, detailed, with more examples of police incompetence. Rebus has scalded his hands which makes him look guilty in a death by fire of a low-life who had been hassling Siobhan. At the scene of a school shooting, conclusions are jumped to before evidence has been analyzed. Themes of gun violence, mass shootings, ex-military PTSD, government cover-ups, shady politicians, unethical journalists are still relevant, even rampant, today, twenty years later. And Rebus is in pretty bad shape, with smoking and alcohol. Lucky for him, his old out-dated techniques still seem to get results.
I'm keeping this one as there are extras, maps, a discussion guide.
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