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Inspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he's been sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops. While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain evidence of a drug heist orchestrated by three of his classmates. But the group has been assigned an unsolved murder that may have resulted from Rebus's own mistake. Now Rebus can't determine if he's been set up for a fall or if his disgraced classmates are as ruthless as he suspects.
When Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke discovers that her investigation of an art dealer's murder is tied to Rebus's inquiry, the two-protege and mentor-join forces. Soon they find themselves in the midst of an even bigger scandal than they had imagined-a plot with conspirators in every corner of Scotland and deadly implications about their colleagues.
With the brilliant eye for character and place that earned him the name "the Dickens of Edinburgh," Ian Rankin delivers a page-turning novel of intricate suspense.
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"I still reading my way through Rankin. I wish I had followed my normal pattern, reading an author chronologically. As it turns out, I'll be reading his earliest books last. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this one very much. He always seeks new aspects of Rebus and his work crew in the field of crime."
— False (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Rankin keeps the action aboil and the dialogue blunt while putting readers through a Sherlockian effort to sort out clues. Where the other detectives wrap up the details in a pretty bow, Rebus gets his jobs done ‘with a tainted conscience, guilty deals, and complicity.’ For anyone who likes a good mystery with literary flair and without a sermon, this is an eminently satisfying read. Bottom line: Lively suspense.”
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“Although a reader could get dizzy trying to follow all the permutations of the three multilayered cases, Rebus not only finds the hidden connections but also manages to keep his footing in the shifting moral landscape. That, they don’t teach in cop school.”
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“Rankin’s novels are skillful, serious, and eminently readable…If you haven’t experienced Inspector Rebus, Resurrection Men is a good place to start.”
— Washington Post -
“Rankin continues to be unsurpassed among living British crime writers.”
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“Rankin masterfully controls the many characters as they conduct each investigation and depicts the minutiae of police business until they feel as familiar as our own daily routine. By now, John Rebus is as finely wrought as any character in the field, and Siobhan Clarke’s struggle to balance career ambitions with her sense of justice creates for us a multidimensional heroine. In Resurrection Men, both police officers, and Rankin, shine.”
— Boston Globe -
“Nuanced, detailed, and utterly convincing, with complex people and a plot to match, Resurrection Men is crime fiction at its best…An excellent book.”
— Rocky Mountain News -
“Ian Rankin and his hard-boiled Edinburgh cop, Inspector John Rebus, have finally and fully invaded America.”
— Houston Chronicle -
“Resurrection Men is a gritty, edgy, suspenseful story in which loyalties aren’t always what they seem and death is often very, very close.”
— Barnes & Noble, editorial review -
“[Rankin’s] novels have a narrative drive that Chandler never matched. This new one is no exception, fully up to the high standard he has set himself.”
— Spectator (London) -
“Rankin at his best and, boy, that’s saying something.”
— Time Out (UK) -
“Resurrection Men makes for addictive reading and should consolidate the reputation of…Ian Rankin as a crime writer of real talent.”
— Times Literary Supplement (London) -
“Rankin keeps topping his own best work, this time by juicing up the plot with more twists than the Amalfi Drive, giving Siobhan more to do, and having Rebus revisit old graves and overlooked mistakes en route to a kind of resurrection.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Winner of the 2004 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
Resurrection Men Listener Reviews
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William, 10/21/2021
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" I liked recognizing many of the places in Edinburgh and that it was a straight forward "who done it". "
— Teresa, 2/17/2014 -
" Good read, slow moving but interesting in developing the Rebus character, although it appears I am reading him in reverse sequence! "
— Gregory, 2/15/2014 -
" A good mystery my Rankin where by he is able to depict realistically the inner workings of Scotland police department.The novel is slow moving,take its time to build up suspense,but has to give credit to the writer that he has been able to provide a satisfactory climax. "
— Adithyajones, 2/4/2014 -
" I love Ian Rankin; his inspector, John Rebus, is one of my favorite characters. "
— Tina, 1/25/2014 -
" My first reading of Rankin's Rebus character. As detective stories go, so so. Good characters throughout. Would read more if I came across it, but won't seek it out. "
— Kip, 1/3/2014 -
" One of the best Rebuses so far. I'm sooo hooked. "
— Carla, 12/29/2013 -
" A friend gave this book to me for Christmas one year and I loved it. I love the mixture of police story/mystery, character development, and tutorial on all things Scottish. So of course I had to go to the beginning to figur out how our Rebus got to this point. "
— Monica, 12/13/2013 -
" I thought Exit Music was better. But I really like the characters and am not going to give up on DI Rebus just yet. "
— April, 10/27/2013 -
" Recommended by my friend Bo White, this was a great read filled with some dark comedy and Holmes-ian crime mysteries. Thoroughly enjoyed it and will probably continue making my way through the rest of the Rebus series. "
— Mark, 10/19/2013 -
" Four star journey - Two star ending. "
— Paul, 9/11/2013 -
" He is a great detective writer. His hero Rebus is a character who is all too human and very likeable. "
— Philip, 9/1/2013 -
" Decent police story, but it never quite grabbed me. The characters never really seemed three dimensional and the dialog was occaissionally a little stilted. It was the first John Rebus book I've read, and I'm not in a hurry to pick up another one. "
— Gregg, 8/27/2013 -
" Ian Rankin is a mystery novelist who explores the tangled lives and confusing paradoxes of a modern policeman. His outlook is dark and his protagonist John Rebus lives up to his puzzling name. "
— Don, 8/12/2013 -
" Good crime thriller read. Keen to read the preceding books to encouter more of the characters "
— Sean, 6/21/2013 -
" A great way to waste a few summer days "
— Mark, 6/2/2013 -
" Great mystery. Rebus is sent to a remedial police academy for misfits. Loved it. "
— Stuart, 4/27/2013 -
" My first Ian Rankin and I was very happy with it! Can't believe I've waited so long to read him. Great characters. I enjoy policing stories and Rankin does a great job. The corruption angle was well done and I liked the way things were tied together in the end. "
— Michelle, 12/29/2012 -
" Excellent, but I was reading it from the library of a cruise-ship and the cruise ended before I finished the book. "
— John, 7/5/2012 -
" This is my favorite of all the John Rebus books. As I have occasion to do, I read it twice! A few years apart. "
— Marjorie, 11/4/2011 -
" I love it :) With every book I read I like Rankin's books more and more! "
— Anna, 7/27/2011 -
" I really like Rankin's series with Inspector Rebus. I have not enjoyed his other characters as much. "
— Kate, 4/28/2011 -
" Not the best or the worst of the Rebus books. An enjoyable read though. Again, as with the previous two books, DS Shiobhan plays a large part of the book and her gradual transformation into a female Rebus is almost complete. Ending was a bit of a let down, but overall good. "
— Charlie, 3/21/2011 -
" Great book! I love the way Rankin can weave muliti plot threads together into a great ending. yet another winner. "
— Sara, 2/21/2011 -
" What sets this mystery apart from so many others is its attention to detail....the food, the cars, the wardrobe, the gestures. Most of the time I find myself skimming New York Bestseller type mysteries, but with this book, you need to take your time or you will miss what makes it notable. "
— Jane, 2/9/2011 -
" I like the flawed main character, John Rebus. He's an alcoholic, divorced middle aged male who is smart, experienced as a detective and clever. It's a good read. Ian Rankin, author, has many Rebus stories. It's a good one to take on a trip. "
— Linda, 2/8/2011 -
" Interesting how the TV series had to simplify this story. "
— Helaine, 1/13/2011 -
" My first reading of Rankin's Rebus character. As detective stories go, so so. Good characters throughout. Would read more if I came across it, but won't seek it out. "
— Kip, 10/23/2010 -
" Overrated. How this book beat OUT (by Kirino) is a great mystery in itself? The only plausible reason is that OUT is not really a mystery book.<br/><br/>Read Ian Rankin only if you are really into police books. "
— Alwyn, 10/12/2010 -
" It was very good and Rankin is truly a gifted writer. "
— Mary, 10/7/2010 -
" Recommended by my friend Bo White, this was a great read filled with some dark comedy and Holmes-ian crime mysteries. Thoroughly enjoyed it and will probably continue making my way through the rest of the Rebus series. "
— Mark, 9/28/2010 -
" Oops, Rebus' temper got the better of him and the force got the better of him by sending him off for anger management classes leaving Siobhan handling the art dealer's murder.<br/><br/>Rankin has got more twists and turns...and he is just not put-downable. "
— Kathy, 9/12/2010 -
" Enjoyed the book, thought the mystery was well plotted. Liked the Inspector Rebus character. My only complaint is that I picked what turns out to be #13 (I think) in the series and would rather have started with #1. My fault. I'll have to find the earlier ones. "
— Darla, 8/31/2010 -
" Good read, slow moving but interesting in developing the Rebus character, although it appears I am reading him in reverse sequence! "
— Gregory, 7/10/2010 -
" I took this as a holiday read and I have to admit that I have seen the TV adaptation of this and it's nothing like the book, (but arent they always). But I like the Rebus Character and love reading these books and it didn't take me long to pile through this one. "
— Debbie, 5/27/2010 -
" How many stars should I give a book that I was too bored to finish? I'm not sure why, but I never connected with this one. The only other "Rebus" one I've read (Knots & Crosses) was pretty "meh" too. "
— Julie, 3/7/2010
About Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin, a New York Times bestselling author, is the recipient of an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, and a Chandler-Fulbright Fellowship.