John Rebus serie #20

Even Dogs in the Wild

Name: Even Dogs in the Wild
Brand: Rankin, Ian
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Le Pitch

Dans ce roman policier, l'inspecteur John Rebus est sollicité pour aider sa collègue DI Siobhan Clarke sur une affaire. Le meurtre d'un avocat de renom, retrouvé avec une note de menace, les plonge dans une enquête complexe. Parallèlement, Rebus doit composer avec son vieil ennemi, Big Ger Cafferty, qui reçoit des menaces similaires. Les deux hommes vont devoir mettre de côté leurs différends pour affronter un ennemi commun. Entre rivalités, secrets et manipulations, Rebus devra faire preuve de toute son expertise pour démêler les fils de cette sombre affaire. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Hands in his pockets, Rebus turned to face Cafferty.They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. Sat together in a pub, the casual onlooker might mistake them for pals who'd known one another since school.But their history told a different story.Retirement doesn't suit John Rebus. He wasn't made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood.So when DI Siobhan Clarke asks for his help on a case, Rebus doesn't need long to consider his options.Clarke's been investigating the death of a senior lawyer whose body was found along with a threatening note. On the other side of Edinburgh, Big Ger Cafferty - Rebus's long-time nemesis - has received an identical note and a bullet through his window.Now it's up to Clarke and Rebus to connect the dots and stop a killer.Meanwhile, DI Malcolm Fox joins forces with a covert team from Glasgow who are tailing a notorious crime family. There's something they want, and they'll stop at nothing to get it.It's a game of dog eat dog - in the city, as in the wild.EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD brings back Ian Rankin's greatest characters in a story exploring the darkest corners of our instincts and desires.Biographie de l'auteurBorn in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into thirty-six languages and are bestsellers worldwide.Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Award in the USA, won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of

Rankin, Ian

John Rebus serie #20

Even Dogs in the Wild

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Le Pitch

Dans ce roman policier, l'inspecteur John Rebus est sollicité pour aider sa collègue DI Siobhan Clarke sur une affaire. Le meurtre d'un avocat de renom, retrouvé avec une note de menace, les plonge dans une enquête complexe. Parallèlement, Rebus doit composer avec son vieil ennemi, Big Ger Cafferty, qui reçoit des menaces similaires. Les deux hommes vont devoir mettre de côté leurs différends pour affronter un ennemi commun. Entre rivalités, secrets et manipulations, Rebus devra faire preuve de toute son expertise pour démêler les fils de cette sombre affaire. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Détails du livre

Titre complet

Even Dogs in the Wild: The New John Rebus

Auteur

Editeur

Format

Broché

Publication

08 juin 2016

Série

John Rebus

Pages

416

Taille

18.2 x 15 x 2.8 cm

Poids

200

ISBN-13

9781409159483

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Hands in his pockets, Rebus turned to face Cafferty.They were old men now, similar builds, similar backgrounds. Sat together in a pub, the casual onlooker might mistake them for pals who'd known one another since school.But their history told a different story.Retirement doesn't suit John Rebus. He wasn't made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood.So when DI Siobhan Clarke asks for his help on a case, Rebus doesn't need long to consider his options.Clarke's been investigating the death of a senior lawyer whose body was found along with a threatening note. On the other side of Edinburgh, Big Ger Cafferty - Rebus's long-time nemesis - has received an identical note and a bullet through his window.Now it's up to Clarke and Rebus to connect the dots and stop a killer.Meanwhile, DI Malcolm Fox joins forces with a covert team from Glasgow who are tailing a notorious crime family. There's something they want, and they'll stop at nothing to get it.It's a game of dog eat dog - in the city, as in the wild.EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD brings back Ian Rankin's greatest characters in a story exploring the darkest corners of our instincts and desires.Biographie de l'auteurBorn in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into thirty-six languages and are bestsellers worldwide.Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Award in the USA, won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of