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[ΣΕΤ] ΡΑΝΚΙΝ: ΕΝΑ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΓΙΑ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΟΥΣ ΚΑΙΡΟΥΣ - ΓΚΙΛΜΠΕΡΣ: ΤΟ ΕΞΠΡΕΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΟΥΡΑΙΩΝ
ΕΝΑ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΓΙΑ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΟΥΣ ΚΑΙΡΟΥΣ: Όταν η κόρη του Τζον Ρέμπους Σαμάνθα τού τηλεφωνεί μες στα μεσάνυχτα εκείνος ξέρει ότι τα νέα δεν είναι ευχάριστα. Ο Ρέμπους φοβάται το χειρότερο. Δεν ήταν ο καλύτερος πατέρας -πάντα προτεραιότητα είχε η δουλειά του- τώρα όμως η κόρη του τον χρειάζεται περισσότερο από ποτέ. Αλλά πηγαίνει ως πατέρας ή ως ντετέκτιβ; ΤΟ ΕΞΠΡΕΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΟΥΡΑΙΩΝ : Βερολίνο 1947, αρχές του Ψυχρού Πολέμου: Ο επιθεωρητής Οπενχάιμερ στην πέμπτη υπόθεσή του θα έρθει αντιμέτωπος με ένα κύκλωμα παράνομης φυγάδευσης ναζί και θα ανακαλύ...
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(P/B) SET IN DARKNESS
Edinburgh is about to become the home of the first Scottish parliament in 300 years. As political passions run high, DI John Rebus is charged with liaison, thanks to the new parliament being resident in Queensbury House, bang in the middle of his patch. But Queensbury House has its own, dark past. Legend has it that a young man was roasted there on a spit by a madman. When the fireplace where the youth died is uncovered another more recent murder victim is found. Days later, in the gardens outside, there is another body and Rebus is under ...
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ΟΙ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΑΚΤΕΣ
Μια φοιτήτρια εξαφανίζεται στο Εδιμβούργο... Δεν πρόκειται για οποιαδήποτε φοιτήτρια, είναι η κόρη ενός εξαιρετικά εύπορου και ισχυρού τραπεζίτη. Ο επιθεωρητής Ρέμπους, βασισμένος στο αλάθητο ένστικτό του, είναι σίγουρος ότι δεν πρόκειται για μια ακόμα επαναστατημένη νεαρή που θέλει να ξεφύγει από τον έλεγχο των γονιών της. Η άκρη του νήματος ξετυλίγεται χάρη σε δύο στοιχεία: μια ξύλινη σκαλιστή κούκλα μέσα σ' ένα μικρό φέρετρο και ένα παιχνίδι ρόλων στο διαδίκτυο, το οποίο διευθύνει ένας μυστηριώδης γκουρού του κυβερνοχώρου. Παλιά μυστήρι...
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(P/B) DEAD SOULS
Stalking a poisoner at the local zoo, Inspector John Rebus comes across a paedophile taking pictures of children. When the social workers claim he is there for legitimate educational reasons, Rebus is faced with a dilemma - should he be outed to protect local kids or given a chance to start anew? As the locals begin a hate campaign Rebus gets a call from the past: the son of a friend has gone missing and no one else will make time to ask the right questions. And then a fragment of Scotland's criminal history is repatriated at the end of a ...
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(P/B) KNOTS AND CROSSES
The very first Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author. 'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?' 'That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer. And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted strin...
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(P/B) BLACK AND BLUE
Special edition of the award-winning Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author - includes exclusive extra material. In the 1960s, the infamous Bible John terrorised Scotland when he murdered three women, taking three souvenirs. Thirty years later, a copycat is at work, dubbed Johnny Bible. DI John Rebus's unconventional methods have got him in trouble before - now he's taken away from the inquiry and sent to investigate the killing of an off-duty oilman. But when his case clashes head-on with the Johnny Bible killings, he finds himsel...
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(P/B) THE HANGING GARDEN
DI Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork but an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and Big Ger Cafferty's gang gives Rebus an escape clause. Telford is known to have close links with a Chechen gangster bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl, it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford goes back to Paisley and pronto. Then Rebus's daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-and-run and Rebus knows that there is now nothing he won...
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(P/B) LET IT BLEED
The seventh Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's No.1 crime writer. Struggling through another Edinburgh winter Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers. Was the Lord Provost's daughter kidnapped or just another runaway? Why is a city councillor shredding documents that should have been waste paper years ago? And why on earth is Rebus invited to a clay pigeon shoot at the home of the Scottish Office's Permanent Secretary? Sucked into the machine that is modern Scotland, Rebus confronts ...
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(P/B) THE BLACK BOOK
When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder. Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secrets of his colleague's notebook, Rebus must piece together the most complex and confusing of jigsaws. But not everyone wants the puzzle solved - perhaps not even Rebus himself... (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) EXIT MUSIC
A mugging gone wrong... or murder? A dissident Russian poet is found dead - at the same time a delegation of Russian businessmen arrives in town. For some, it is crucial that the case is closed quickly, clinically and with the minimum of attention. But DI Rebus and DS Siobhan Clarke believe this is something more than a random attack - especially after a particularly nasty second killing. Then, a brutal and premeditated assault on a local gangster puts Rebus in the frame - and he may not survive long enough to solve anything... (From the p...
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(P/B) SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE
Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. A 30-year-old case is being reopened, and Rebus's team from back then is suspected of foul play. With Malcolm Fox as the investigating officer, are the past and present about to collide in a shocking and murderous fashion? And does Rebus have anything to hide? His old colleagues called themselves 'the Saints', and swore a bond on something called 'the Shadow Bible'. But times have changed and the crimes of the past may not stay hidden much longer, especially wit...
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(P/B) MORTAL CAUSES
It is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in full swing... A brutally tortured body is discovered in one of the city's ancient subterranean streets and marks on the corpse cause Rebus to suspect the involvement of sectarian activists. The prospect of a terrorist atrocity in a city heaving with tourists is almost unthinkable. When the victim turns out to be the son of a notorious gangster, Rebus realises he is sitting atop a volcano of mayhem - and it's just about to erupt. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) BLEEDING HEARTS
The death of a journalist from a single bullet to the heart makes for a dramatic story - but the twist in the tale is that this time, it's the man who fired the gun who's asking all the questions... The assassin, Michael Weston, knows he has carried out his assignment successfully. One mistake was enough, a long time ago, when a young girl had accidentally received the fatal bullet. Her father hired a PI named Hoffer to track him down. Every time Weston completed a job, Hoffer was not far behind. But why had the police been on the scene s...
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(P/B) STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE
It's twenty-five years since John Rebus appeared on the scene, and five years since he retired. But 2012 sees his return in STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE. Not only is Rebus as stubborn and anarchic as ever, but he finds himself in trouble with Rankin's latest creation, Malcolm Fox of Edinburgh's internal affairs unit. Added to which, Rebus may be about to derail the career of his ex-colleague Siobhan Clarke, while himself being permanently derailed by mob boss and old adversary Big Ger Cafferty. But all Rebus wants to do is discover the ...
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ΟΙ ΚΑΤΑΡΡΑΚΤΕΣ - ΕΙΔΙΚΗ ΕΠΕΤΕΙΑΚΗ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ (ΣΚΛΗΡΟΔΕΤΗ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ)
ΜΙΑ ΦΟΙΤΗΤΡΙΑ ΑΓΝΟΕΙΤΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΕΔΙΜΒΟΥΡΓΟ Δεν πρόκειται για οποιαδήποτε φοιτήτρια, αλλά για την κόρη ενός μεγαλοτραπεζίτη. Δεν υπάρχει σχεδόν κανένα στοιχείο να οδηγήσει τις έρευνες πέρα από το αλάνθαστο ένστικτο του επιθεωρητή Ρέμπους που του λέει ότι δεν πρόκειται για μια απλή εξαφάνιση. ΕΝΑ ΠΑΙΧΝΙΔΙ ΡΟΛΩΝ ΣΤΟ ΔΙΑΔΙΚΤΥΟ Ψάχνοντας τα e-mail της η αστυνομία θα ανακαλύψει ότι το θύμα ζούσε μια κρυφή ζωή και επικοινωνούσε με τον μυστηριώδη Quizmaster που αρέσκεται να επινοεί μακάβριους γρίφους. ΜΙΑ ΞΥΛΙΝΗ ΚΟΥΚΛΑ ΜΕΣΑ ΣΕ ΕΝΑ ΜΙΚΡΟ ΦΕΡΕΤΡΟ Ένα στ...
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(P/B) TOOTH AND NAIL
They call him the Wolfman - because he takes a bite out of his victims and because they found the first victim in the East End's lonely Wolf Street. Scotland Yard are anxious to find the killer and Inspector Rebus is drafted in to help. But his Scotland Yard opposite number, George Flight, isn't happy at yet more interference, and Rebus finds himself dealing with racial prejudice as well as the predations of a violent maniac. When Rebus is offered a serial killer profile of the Wolfman by an attractive female psychologist, it's too good a...
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(P/B) A COOL HEAD
Written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion. "My dad used to say to me, 'Try to keep a cool head and a warm heart'. At least I think it was my dad. I don't really remember him." Gravy worked in the graveyard - hence the name. He was having a normal day until his friend Benjy turned up in a car Gravy didn't recognise. Benjy had a bullet hole in his chest, but lived just long enough to ask Gravy to hide him and look after his gun. Gravy had looked after things for Benjy before, but never a gun. When Gravy looked in the car...
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(P/B) WESTWIND
It always starts with a small lie. That's how you stop noticing the bigger ones. After his friend suspects something strange going on at the satellite facility where they both work - and then goes missing - Martin Hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"... Refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every move. But why? The only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend Jill Watson - the only journalist who will believe his story. But neither of them can believe th...
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ΑΚΟΜΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΑΓΡΙΑ ΣΚΥΛΙΑ
"Με τα χέρια στις τσέπες, ο Ρέμπους γύρισε για να αντικρίσει τον Κάφερτι. Ήταν γέροι πια, παρόμοια κοψιά, παρόμοια καταγωγή. Εάν κάθονταν μαζί σε μια παμπ, μπορεί κάποιος τυχαίος παρατηρητής να τους περνούσε για φίλους που γνωρίζονταν από το σχολείο. Το παρελθόν τους, όμως, έλεγε μια διαφορετική ιστορία." Η αποστρατεία δεν ταιριάζει στον Τζον Ρέμπους. Δεν είναι φτιαγμένος για χόμπι και διακοπές. Η δουλειά του αστυνομικού κυλάει στις φλέβες του. Έτσι, όταν η επιθεωρήτρια Σιβόν Κλαρκ ζητά τη βοήθειά του σε μια υπόθεση, δεν του παίρνει πολύ χ...
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ΣΤΟΝ ΟΙΚΟ ΤΩΝ ΨΕΜΑΤΩΝ
ΟΛΟΙ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΚΑΤΙ ΝΑ ΚΡΥΨΟΥΝ Δώδεκα χρόνια μετά την εξαφάνισή του ένας ιδιωτικός ερευνητής εντοπίζεται νεκρός, κλειδωμένος στο εσωτερικό ενός αυτοκινήτου που είναι κρυμμένο βαθιά μέσα σε ένα δάσος. Το χειρότερο -και για την οικογένειά του και για την αστυνομία- είναι ότι το πτώμα του βρέθηκε σε μια περιοχή που είχε ήδη ερευνηθεί. ΟΛΟΙ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΜΥΣΤΙΚΑ Η επιθεωρήτρια Σιβόν Κλαρκ συμμετέχει στη νέα έρευνα που σκοπό έχει να αποκαταστήσει τα λάθη που έγιναν την πρώτη φορά. Υπήρχαν πάντα υποψίες σχετικά με τον τρόπο που είχε διεξαχθεί η έρευνα στο π...
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