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Book Synopsis From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES
''Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.''THE TIMES* * * * *
''He''s gone...''
When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it''s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.
Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.
He wasn''t the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?
As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn''t want to find...
PRAISE FOR A SONG FOR THE D
Trade Review
For more than three decades Ian Rankin has been out in front of the pack, delivering the best books out there, raising the bar each and every time. A Song For The Dark Times proves it. This is Rankin at his best, Rebus at his best, storytelling that meets the moment and transcends all genres and expectations. -- MICHAEL CONNELLY
Magnificent ... utterly unputdownable and an immersive pleasure. I loved it. -- MARIAN KEYES
An outstanding addition to one of the finest bodies of work in crime fiction. -- MICK HERRON
Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them. * THE TIMES *
There is a sense of warmth and freedom in this novel, as though Rebus's retirement has liberated his creator as much as himself. * LITERARY REVIEW *
Rankin's affection for his character remains undimmed, even as he writes with candour about [Rebus's] failure as a father. * THE SUNDAY TIMES *
...masterly storytelling * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
Another class act from a storyteller who makes it seem effortless. * SUNDAY MIRROR *
...a gripping, complex mystery * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
[A Song for the Dark Times] is vintage Rankin - which is to say, the best that the crime genre can currently offer. * FINANCIAL TIMES *
No matter how dark the times, the arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life's pleasures. -- Matt Nixson * DAILY EXPRESS *
