"This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but a slaughter.As a new plague related to the rabies virus infects millions, America recalls its military forces from around the world to safeguard hospitals and other vital buildings. Many of the victims become rabid and violent
Tooth and Nail
β Scribed by Rankin, Ian
- Publisher
- MacMillan;St. Martin's Minotaur
- Year
- 1992;2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Edition
- 1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Scottish homicide detective John Rebus has been sent from "North of the Border" to help London police catch a serial killer with a gruesome M.O. Teamed with a London cop he wants to trust but can't, Rebus lets a beautiful psychologist into the case develops a bizarre portrait of a killer who leaves bite marks and tears on each victim's body. Now it's only a question of who is going to get busted first: the cop with the accent who breaks all the rules--or the pyscho painting London with blood...
Review
"A novelist of great scope, depth, and power." --Jonathan Kellerman
"In Rankin, you cannot go wrong." --The Boston Globe
"Ian Rankin is up there among the best crime novelists at work today." --Michael Connelly
"A superior series." --The New York Times Book Review
"Reading [Ian Rankin] is like watching somebody juggle a dozen bottles of single malt without spilling a drop." --Kirkus Reviews(starred review)
About the Author
Ian Rankin is the worldwide #1 bestselling writer of the Inspector Rebus mysteries, including Knots and Crosses , Hide and Seek , Let It Bleed , Black and Blue , Set in Darkness , Resurrection Men , A Question of Blood , The Falls and Exit Music. He has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to literature. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.
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