Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2021
Longlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger 2021
Longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021
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From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin,comes one of the must-read books of the year: ASong For the Dark Times.
'He's gone...'
When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night,John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.
Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.
He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective
As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find...
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781398706750Number of pages: 400Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Genius...Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'-The Times
'Magnificent...utterly unputdownable and an immersive pleasure. I loved it.'-Marian Keyes
'For more than three decades Ian Rankin has been out in front of the pack,delivering the best books out there,raising the bar each and every time. A Song For The Dark Times proves it. This is Rankin at his best,Rebus at his best,storytelling that meets the moment and transcends all genres and expectations.'-Michael Connelly
'An outstanding addition to one of the finest bodies of work in crime fiction.'-Mick Herron
'There is a sense of warmth and freedom in this novel,as though Rebus's retirement has liberated his creator as much as himself.'-Literary Review
'Rankin's affection for his character remains undimmed,even as he writes with candour about (Rebus's) failure as a father.'-The Sunday Times
'...masterly storytelling.'-Sunday Express
'Another class act from a storyteller who makes it seem effortless.'-Sunday Mirror
'...a gripping,complex mystery.'-Mail on Sunday
'(A Song for the Dark Times) is vintage Rankin - which is to say,the best that the crime genre can currently offer.'-Financial Times
'No matter how dark the times,the arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life's pleasures.'- Matt Nixson, Daily Express
Ian Rankin
Best know for his Rebusseries,they deliver hard-boiled crime with a distinct Scottish flavour- sometimes cheesily referred to as "Tartan Noir". DI John Rebus is an old-fashioned copper with a love of off-kilter music,and the odd refreshment.
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