Even Dogs in the Wild
ISBN: 9781409159360
Description
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.
Reviewed on 28th September 2024
Rebus is solidly retired, and his ex-colleagues Siobhan and Malcolm assigned to separate stations and cases, as we are thrown into new investigations when someone tries to shoot old foe Big Ger.
While there are unpleasant crimes referenced, Rankin keeps to his usual style of keeping our focus on the investigators for almost the entire story, and this provides the perfect presentation for me to sympathise with the protagonists without being off-put by the evil.
It’s a complex case, and I enjoyed following the many threads and seeing how the relationships between the characters are continuing to evolve. After so many books I’m really impressed with how Rankin keeps them flowing.
