The Naming of the Dead: An Inspector Rebus Novel

Rankin, Ian

ISBN 10 : 1600240976 ISBN 13 : 9781600240973

Editeur : Hachette Audio, 2007

A propos du livre

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

Revue de presse :

James Gale's Scottish brogue and intensity of emotion combine for a strong portrayal of Detective Inspector John Rebus. Gale easily swings into a number of accents, leads listeners through the melange of politics and suspense, and keeps the many characters sorted out, but listeners new to the series may struggle to keep up.

James Gale proves an excellent choice to narrate this latest entry to the long-running Inspector Rebus series. Gales gruff, gravelly delivery brings just the right amount of world weariness to his characterization of Rebus. With the rich array of accents at his disposal, Gale is equally effective in his portrayal of Rankin's supporting characters.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hachette Audio
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1600240976
• ISBN 13: 9781600240973
• Reliure: CD