2009 Reading #98: The Black Book
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snurriBooks 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
91. The Non-Adventures of Wonderella: Everybody Ever Forever by Justin Pierce.
92. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin.
93. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.
94. Strip Jack by Ian Rankin.
95. Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
96. Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn.
97. Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton by Bobby Seale.
98. The Black Book by Ian Rankin. If I was going to get re-hooked on this series, this would have been the book to do it. Characters from earlier in the series reappear unexpectedly, bad things happen to the regulars, and Rebus is run ragged all over a string of Seemingly Unconnected crimes. But once again Rankin's plot rests on coincidences that strain credulity, and Rebus's relationship with authority feels drawn from the school of cop movie clichés. Wish I hadn't bought all those used paperbacks of this series, 'cause I'm done reading 'em.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
91. The Non-Adventures of Wonderella: Everybody Ever Forever by Justin Pierce.
92. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin.
93. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.
94. Strip Jack by Ian Rankin.
95. Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
96. Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn.
97. Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton by Bobby Seale.
98. The Black Book by Ian Rankin. If I was going to get re-hooked on this series, this would have been the book to do it. Characters from earlier in the series reappear unexpectedly, bad things happen to the regulars, and Rebus is run ragged all over a string of Seemingly Unconnected crimes. But once again Rankin's plot rests on coincidences that strain credulity, and Rebus's relationship with authority feels drawn from the school of cop movie clichés. Wish I hadn't bought all those used paperbacks of this series, 'cause I'm done reading 'em.