Written with Ian Rankin's signature wit, style and intricacy, Black and Blue is a novel of uncommon and unforgettable intrigue. Suddenly caught in the glare of the television cameras and in the middle of more than one investigation, Rebus must proceed wiht caution: One mistake could mean an unpleasant and not particularly speedy death, or, worse still, losing his job. His investigation takes him north to the oil rigs of Aberdeen, where he meets the Bible Johnny media circus head-on. 'The plot is complex without ever becoming convoluted, and the way Rankin orchestrates three seemingly disparate cases - from past and present - into a coherent and plausible whole is the work of a master, as is the bang-up and compelling denouement. The Bible Johnny case would be perfect for Inspector John Rebus, but after a run-in with a crooked senior officer, he's been shunted aside to one of Edinburgh's toughest suburbs, where he investigates the murder of an off-duty oilman. Rarely at ease with work or personal life, Rebus is put through a particularly hard time by Rankin in Black and Blue and again in the bleak following novel The. And a reopened investigation that doesnt bode well for Detective John Rebus or. Nicknamed 'Bible Johnny' by the media, he is a new menace with violent ambitions. A copycat serial killer dubbed Johnny Bible. 'Bible John' terrorized Glasgow in the sixties and seventies, murdering three women he met in a local ballroom-and he was never caught. And convict Lenny Spaven died just to prove a point. Oilman Allan Mitchelson died for his principles.

Johnny Bible killed to steal his namesake's glory.

Bible John killed three women, and took three souvenirs.

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