A Question of Blood

An Inspector Rebus Novel

By: Ian Rankin

Narrated by: James Macpherson

When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Great Story

Great story and wonderful performance. Never a dull moment. Love main character. Hope next comes soon.

A Question of Blood

I loved it, especially the ending. It was wickedly good. I can't wait for the next book. They are always a good read.

Ra,kin does it again

I could listen to James McPherson read the phone book!
Reins feels like s real person, not a fiction.

Another great story and a great listen

Love listening to either of the Simons reading. They are different, but both have long been on my list of greats. The story is another Peter Robinson winner! I have read and listened to all but the last - and I am saving that for a walk in the hills after my retirement.

One of Ian's Very Best

I have read or listened to all of Rankin's "Rebus" novels, and this is one of my top two favorites (rivaling Saints of the Shadow Bible).

There is so much bad writing in this genre. I am grateful to have discovered Rankin because he is a great artist who tells an exciting and engaging story. When I click on the sample of a book by another writer and it starts right in with the authorial voice explaining the characters to the reader, I just say "Nope" and shut it off.

Rankin knows how to write. He knows how to tell the story through the ACTIONS of the characters, not by explaining everything like these bunglers.

Rebus has become something of a hero for me. He makes a lot of mistakes, sure, but he has an underlying sense of justice that drives him. He has a passion for it. Plus high intelligence and courage. He is a believable shaggy hero for our messy world.

Please keep at it, Rebus, and Ian! Now that PD James and Ruth Rendell have left this earthly plane, we are running out of detective fiction writers who can actually write. We must have Rankin for a good long while.