Orion In a House of Lies: From the Iconic #1 Bestselling Writer of Channel 4’s MURDER ISLAND

The Rebus books are always entertaining but maybe getting close to their sell-by date? If the franchise is to continue then perhaps Rebus should become a private investigator examine 'small' cases that overlap with wider police investigations.The involvement of Rebus in the police procedures, including interviewing prime suspects seems to me unbelievable! There is also issues about the ethics behind his and other police behaviour that I think the reader only accepts because we identify with the main character: people being killed or attacked because of Rebus's action.Will I buy the next instalment, of course as they are always enjoyable and I am too attached to grumpy old Rebus who is a man of action correcting injustices: a sad case of projection I believe!!

I was so surprised and disappointed when Rankin retired Rebus from the force. But like many authors before Rankin without Rebus was never as good. Rankin now has to be even more inventive to get Rebus as the main character when he is no longer a policeman and he certainly succeeds in House if lies. I loved it because Rankin concentrates on the characters he has brought life to and produces a story that is as good as any to date. I read lots of other writers but few if any match Rankin. I live in Edinburgh and the books so evoke the feeling and presence of Edinburgh. This book is absolutely one of his best and if you have ever liked a Rebus book you’ll adore this. Rankin has set the bar high for Rebus books. This reaches and exceeds that bar. All hail Rankin one of the true masters of the detective novel. The b

What can you say. I have been a Rebus fan since the earliest days and this is one of the few series that just seems to get better with each book. I always suggest that people should read the series from the beginning, as there is much background that adds value in reading a new edition. Having said that, they stand alone as excellent tales in their own right. It's just that Rebus is such a complex character that it seems worth really getting to know him. I also live very close to Rebus's flat and greatly enjoy the accurate and atmospheric descriptions of the city of Edinburgh.

As Rebus was retired he didn't feature as the lead in this story, but there was no disappointment as usual he connived to but in, so as to get his own way. A great tie up of loose ends at the end, with the classic Rebus character winning the day. A great writer has done it again.What's next? A novel filling in the gaps in Rebus life, with Rebus thinking back over old cases? There's got to be one more!

When a body is found in an abandoned car, DIs Siobahn Clarke and Malcolm Fox are assigned to the investigation team, but it’s retired detective Rebus that connects the body to a missing persons case from 12 years before.So all of the old team are present, as is Rebus’ nemesis Big Ger Cafferty. There’s a rather slower pace here than in previous Rebus novels and perhaps less of a dangerous edge, there’s still plenty of the trademark dry humour though.Rankin remains a master of crime fiction but this is not one of the best of the Rebus series.