Ian Rankin - In a House of Lies — in conversation with Neely Tucker — at Politics and Prose at The Wharf
Rankin tried to retire John Rebus, Edinburgh’s top detective, at the end of 2007’s Exit Music, and legions of readers are grateful the attempt was unsuccessful. Semi-retired but still fully on the job, Rebus approaches his 24th case with his signature grit and integrity. When the body of a man missing since 2008 surfaces, Rebus quickly notes that the ankles are bound with police handcuffs—raising questions about the original investigation. Yet evidence seems to point to a low-budget film producer who had been filming where the body was found. Meanwhile, Rebus reopens the case of a seventeen-year-old imprisoned for killing his girlfriend. Solving these puzzles requires hard ethical choices, and Rankin leads Rebus through them with the sure touch of a master. Rankin will be in conversation with Neely Tucker, Washington Post staff writer and author of Only the Hunted Run; Murder, D.C.; and The Ways of the Dead.
