{"product_id":"9780312565640","title":"The Black Book : An Inspector Rebus Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years ago, a mysterious fire burned Edinburgh's seed Central Hotel to ashes. Long-forgotten and unsolved, the case reappears when a charred body--with a bullet in its head--is found amongst the ruins. Inspector John Rebus knows that his superiors would rather he let sleeping dogs lie. He knows that part of the answer lies somewhere in a cryptic black notebook. And he knows that to solve the case, he'll have to peel back layer upon layer of unspeakable secrets to arrive at the truth. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003eraves, \"No one captures the noirish side of the city as well as Rankin,\" and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Book \u003c\/i\u003eis one of his best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With this latest action-packed adventure of Edinburgh's Inspector John Rebus, Rankin steps into the company of accomplished fellow British procedural writers John Harvey and Peter Turnbull.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thick and zesty as a bottomless bowl of Scotch broth. ...Rebus ... shines right down to the nasty surprise on the last page.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No one captures the noirish side of the city as well as Rankin.” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ian Rankin joins the elite of British crime writing.” —Marcel Berlins, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312565640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594455986382,"sku":"9780312565640","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e5da8f86-ec6c-4d8b-b739-ba5ad536e335.jpg?v=1637808649","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312565640","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}