Why read Rather Be the Devil?

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A CASE THAT WON'T DIE

John Rebus can't close the door on the death of glamorous socialite Maria Turquand. Brutally murdered in her hotel room forty years ago, her killer has never been found.

Meanwhile, Edinburgh's dark heart is up…

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Maureen Thorpe

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I plucked this book out of one of those little free libraries as I had nothing to read and a limited time. I did not care that it was an older Detective Inspector John Rebus series edition. I have read most of them, and opening this edition was like slipping on an old comfortable shoe while sipping hot chocolate.

I am familiar with Ian Rankin’s characters: old friends by now. I always enjoy Ian’s laconic Scottish sense of humor and his familiarity with the ancient streets of Edinburgh.

I was recently in Edinburgh and was the butt of the same…

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