Ian Rankin

The Flood

From the iconic #1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

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Produktbeschreibung

The book that began Ian Rankin's phenomenal career. From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion, London
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 70204
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 130mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780752883694
• ISBN-10: 0752883690
• Artikelnr.: 23590474

Autorenporträt

Ian Rankin is the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages and have been adapted for radio, the stage and the screen. Rankin is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards, including the Diamond Dagger, the UK's most prestigious award for crime fiction. In the United States, he has won the celebrated Edgar Award and been shortlisted for the Anthony Award. In Europe, he has won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the German Deutscher Krimipreis. He is the recipient of honorary degrees from universities across the UK, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature, and has received an OBE for his services to literature. Website: IanRankin.net X: @Beathhigh Facebook: IanRankinBooks

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Rezensionen

The themes that would come to dominate the Rebus books are already here in embryonic form: the blurred boundaries between good and evil; the pull of superstition and myth; the difficulties in escaping and resolving one's past; the emotional complexities of the male of the species; and, not least, a good mystery TIME OUT