Journal Entry 1 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Monday, July 06, 2009

The Millennium Library had a book sale and individual books were $2.50 but a bag of books was $5.00. What amount do you think I picked? 

Journal Entry 2 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Saturday, March 13, 2010

I didn't discover Ian Rankin's Rebus books until I read The Falls, which was (I think) the 13th book out of 18. I have read all of the ones after The Falls but when Ian Rankin decided John Rebus was retiring in Exit Music I felt bereft. Thank goodness there were all those other books before The Falls which I hadn't read. This is book #5, the earliest one I have been able to lay my hands on so far.

Rebus is not the curmudgeonly outcast he became in the later books but signs are showing. He is one of a team of Edinburgh police that raid a brothel late one Friday night. One of the men found within the brothel is MP Gregor Jack, a very popular Independent MP with no previous stains on his character. Since someone has tipped off the newspapers, his discovery cannot be kept secret. Rebus and DS Brian Holmes, who lives in Jack's constituency, are somewhat disappointed in the MP but he hasn't actually committed a crime. Rebus suspects that this was a set up and has a word with Jack the next day. He discovers that Jack's wife is away and there hasn't been any communication from her. When this silence continues for a number of days, Rebus gets a bad feeling so he isn't particularly surprised when Liz Jack's body is discovered. Rebus sets out to find out where Mrs. Jack spent her last days, with whom she spent them and who killed her. His instincts prove valuable and, despite many false leads, he is able to discover the answers to all those questions.

It was an interesting read but I don't think the mystery was as compelling as some of the later books. However, it does fill in some of the back story and I am glad to have read it. 

Journal Entry 3 by gypsysmom at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (4/13/2010 UTC) at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

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I will take this book to tonight's meetup. If no-one claims it you will find it on the OBCZ shelves in the balcony area.