The Naming of the Dead - Couverture souple

Ian Rankin; Jack Harvey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752881981 ISBN 13 : 9780752881980

Editeur : Orion, London, 2007

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Rankin is without doubt Britain's best crime novelist (DAILY EXPRESS)

They call his work crime fiction, but the adjective is superfluous ... these novels are totally absorbing. Once I start reading one, all else goes by the board till I have finished it (SPECTATOR)

A master in his field (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY)

Rebus and Rankin are on the top of their form (MAIL ON SUNDAY)

He has taken a momentous few days in recent British history (not just the G8 and the protests, but also the success of the Olympic bid followed a day later by the London bombings) and effortlessly interwoven the political and the criminal (SUNDAY TIMES)

Unquestionably a best from Rankin, The Naming of the Dead goes way beyond the scope of even the greatest crime thrillers to become an essential state-of-the-nation take on 21st century Britain. This is possibly the best novel you will read in your life full stop. Yes, it is that good (NEWS OF THE WORLD)

Rankin's home provided him with a brilliant backdrop for a crime novel: Edinburgh during the crazy week in 2005 when the G8 came to town (LITERARY REVIEW)

The Naming of the Dead is Ian Rankin's Exile on Main Street: dark, murky and less immediate than his other novels, but still zinging with wit and his inimitable gift for plot. His richest and most complex work to date, it comes close to trascending genre fiction (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY)

Not only an intriguing murder-mystery but an excellent piece of reportage. Ian Rankin, despite his dodgy musical tastes, has produced yet another class act (EVENING STANDARD - Mark Sanderson)

Crime writing at its best (WOMAN AND HOME)

Rankin brings his characters to life with precision, and handles the novel's complex thematic relationships with his usual skill (TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT)

Rankin just gets better. The topicality and eye for detail are awesome (THE OBSERVER - Books of the Year - Jilly Cooper)

Just as Rebus keeps getting his man, Rankin keeps not only hitting his mark, but defining it (TIME OUT)

you don't want to...miss out on the excellence of Macpherson's reading. (Sue Baker PUBLISHING NEWS)

It makes great, gutsy listening, with James Macpherson in excellent voice, and one fo the best Rebus books ever. (Kati Nicholl DAILY EXPRESS)

As always, James Macpherson is the reader, and puts in a flawless performance. (IRISH TIMES)

Biographie de l'auteur

Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into thirty-six languages and are bestsellers worldwide.Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Award in the USA, won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Hull and the Open University.A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts. Rankin is a number one bestseller in the UK and has received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons. www.ianrankin.net Twitter @Beathhigh

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Orion, London
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752881981
• ISBN 13: 9780752881980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 517
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible