04192cam a2200361 4500 283991590 TxAuBib 20170202120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780316466271 0316466271 B01F1UD4F6 Amazon 55b2899b-fd24-4aba-b7d7-20dc60c41271 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2697840 OverDrive (Product ID) 2697840 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rankin, Ian. Rather Be the Devil [Libby]. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1801kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1801kB. Fiction. Mystery. HTML:November 21, 2016 A 1978 cold case brings John Rebus out of semiretirement in Edgar-finalist Rankin’s complex 23rd novel featuring the Edinburgh copper (after 2015’s Even Dogs in the Wild). Crabby from giving up cigarettes and more afraid than he would like to admit about impending medical results, Rebus reexamines the unsolved murder of Maria Turquand, the wife of a wealthy banker with a penchant for sleeping around, at Edinburgh’s classy Caledonian hotel. Meanwhile, Det. Insp. Siobahn Clarke has her hands full with the beating of gangster Darryl Christie, who swears his injuries came at the behest of one of the city’s biggest crime bosses, Big Ger Cafferty, who just happens to be Rebus’s nemesis cum confidante. Det. Insp. Malcolm Fox, on loan from Police Scotland, looks into possible money laundering schemes involving not only Christie but also the heir to the banking fortune that made the Turquands millionaires back in the ’70s. With its trademark blend of sharp wit and even sharper police work, this entry is yet another example of why Rankin remains in the top echelon of Scottish crime writers.. Publisher's Weekly. HTML: Rebus investigates a cold case that just turned red hot. As he settles into an uneasy retirement, Rebus has given up his favorite vices. There's just one habit he can't shake: he can't let go of an unsolved case. It's the only pastime he has left and up until now, it's the only one that wasn't threatening to kill him. But when Rebus starts reexamining the facts behind the long-ago murder of a glamorous woman at a luxurious hotel - on the same night a famous rock star and his entourage where also staying there - the past comes roaring back to life with a vengeance. And as soon as Rebus starts asking questions about the long forgotten crime, a fresh body materializes. His inquiries reunite him with his old pals-Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox-as they attempt to uncover the financial chicanery behind the savage beating of an upstart gangster, a crime that suggests the notorious old school crime boss Big Ger Cafferty has taken to retirement as poorly as Rebus himself. As he connects the mysteries of the past to the those of the present, Rebus learns - the hard way - that he's not the only one with an insatiable curiosity about what happened in that hotel room forty years ago, and that someone will stop at nothing to ensure that the crime remains ancient history. A twisted tale of power, corruption, and bitter rivalries in the dark heart of Edinburgh, Rather Be the Devil showcases Rankin and Rebus at their unstoppable best. . Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-02-01 23:00:02. http://westtexas.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=55b2899b-fd24-4aba-b7d7-20dc60c41271 https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=55b2899b-fd24-4aba-b7d7-20dc60c41271&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=55b2899b-fd24-4aba-b7d7-20dc60c41271&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=55b2899b-fd24-4aba-b7d7-20dc60c41271&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXCAN